amazing
US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Surprising in a pleasing way
- Transitive Verb
- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
A2Morebehind the scenes
US
UK
- Phrase
- Secretly or without being known to the public.
- In a position to influence events without any public knowledge.
A1Morebill
US /bɪl/
UK /bɪl/
- Noun
- Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- Sign or poster advertising something
- Transitive Verb
- To request payment by handing over an invoice
A2TOEICMoreblow
US /blo/
UK /bləʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something using air
- To make air come quickly out of your mouth
- Noun
- Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
- Act of making air come out of your mouth
A2Morebump
US /bʌmp/
UK /bʌmp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To bounce along over a rough surface
- To knock against with force or violence
- Noun
- Act or sound of one solid object hitting another
- Raised area on any smooth surface
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
A2Moredo magic
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To perform magic tricks; to create illusions.
A2Morefilm
US /fɪlm/
UK /fɪlm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thin layer that covers something
- Movie
- Transitive Verb
- To record moving action with a camera
A2Morefist
US /fɪst/
UK /fɪst/
- Noun
- Tightly closed hand, as when you punch someone
B2Morefold
US /fold/
UK /fəʊld/
- Transitive Verb
- To bend one part of something against another
- (Of business) to fail or close down
- Countable Noun
- Pen where sheep are kept
- Group of people who have a common belief
B1TOEICMoregive back
US /ɡɪv bæk/
UK /ɡiv bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To return something you borrowed
A1Moregrab
US /ɡræb/
UK /ɡræb/
- Transitive Verb
- To take and hold something quickly
A2Morehand up
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To raise one's hand in order to get attention, especially in a classroom.
handy
US /ˈhændi/
UK /'hændɪ/
- Adjective
- Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
- Being skillful in performing small tasks
C2Moremagic
US /ˈmædʒɪk/
UK /'mædʒɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Attractive, appealing, and exciting quality
- Performance of tricks for entertainment
- Adjective
- Concerning or involving tricks for entertainment
- Being able to produce good results or success
A2Moreopportunity
US /ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-/
UK /ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- A favorable time or occasion for doing something.
A2TOEICMorepass through
US /pæs θru/
UK /pɑ:s θru:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
- To go through something; to move from one side to the other of something.
A2Morepersonal
US /ˈpɚsənəl/
UK /ˈpɜ:sənl/
- Adjective
- Done by or to a particular person; individual
- Concerning a person's private life or feelings
A2Morepick me up
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To collect someone or something from a place.
- To improve someone's mood or energy.
A2Morereach
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
A2TOEICMoreregular
US /ˈrɛɡjəlɚ/
UK /ˈregjələ(r)/
- Adjective
- Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- Occurring or being done frequently
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Customers who frequently visit a place
- Soldier who has a permanent job in the army
A2TOEICMoreshare
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
A2TOEICMoreshot
US /ʃɑt/
UK /ʃɒt/
- Transitive Verb
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- An attempt to kick or throw a ball at a goal
A2Moresubscribe
US /səbˈskraɪb/
UK /səb'skraɪb/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To regularly pay to receive a service
B1TOEICMoreswitch
US /swɪtʃ/
UK /swɪtʃ/
- Noun
- A change or shift from one method to another
- Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
- Transitive Verb
- To exchange or replace something for another thing
A2TOEICMoretrick
US /trɪk/
UK /trɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of trying to fool someone
- Quick or skillful way of doing something
A2Morevideo
US /ˈvɪdiˌo/
UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Recording capturing action with sound
- A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
- Transitive Verb
- To make a moving film of, with sound
- To make a video call.
A2More
Vocabulary
- pick me up: To collect someone or something from a place.
- do magic: To perform magic tricks; to create illusions.
- hand up: To raise one's hand in order to get attention, especially in a classroom.
- pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
- behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
- give back: To return something you borrowed
- dollar: A basic unit of money equal to 100 cent
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- sing: To make musical sounds with your voice
- ready: Being likely or about to do something
- person: Man, woman or child
- help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- happy: Feeling pleasure or joy; glad
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- bad: Not good; wrong
- leave: To go away from; depart
- magic: Attractive, appealing, and exciting quality
- bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- click: To work well with someone or something
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- share: Part-ownership in a property, business or company
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- care: To feel interest, concern, or worry
- idea: Belief, thought, suggestion, opinion or plan
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- fold: To bend one part of something against another
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- grab: To take and hold something quickly
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- weak: Not having a strong character
- blow: To move something using air
- regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
- fist: Tightly closed hand, as when you punch someone
- handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
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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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VoiceTube posted on 2013/09/05Get ready for some feel-good street magic that's all about spreading kindness! You'll see amazing 'Money Switch' tricks and heartwarming 'Pay It Forward' moments that are sure to bring a smile to your face. This video is a fantastic way to practice simple sentence structures and pick up everyday vocabulary in a super engaging way!
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