boil
US /bɔɪl/
UK /bɔɪl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To become extremely angry or excited
- Transitive Verb
- To cook in very hot water
- To make liquids hot so they turn to gas
A2Morebomb
US /bɑm/
UK /bɒm/
- Transitive Verb
- To attack with explosives
- Noun
- An explosive device
B1Moreboulevard
US /ˈbuləˌvɑrd/
UK /'bu:ləvɑ:d/
- Noun
- Wide, grand street often with trees on both sides
B2Moreemergency
US /ɪˈmɚdʒənsi/
UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sudden event needing an immediate action
- A medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in placing the patient's health in serious jeopardy.
- Adjective
- Used in an emergency; for use when something dangerous happens.
- Designed for use in an emergency.
A2TOEICMoregive up
US /ɡɪv ʌp/
UK /ɡiv ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To lose hope or admit defeat
- To decide to not start to try solving a problem
A1Moregold
US /goʊld/
UK /gəʊld/
- Adjective
- Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
- Uncountable Noun
- Soft yellow metal that is very valuable
A2Morehell
US /hɛl/
UK /hel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Any place of pain and suffering
- A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
A2Morekid
US /kɪd/
UK /kɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- Adjective
- Made from young goat skin
A2Moremotor
US /ˈmotɚ/
UK /ˈməʊtə(r)/
- Adjective
- Concerning cars and vehicles
- Concerned with or involving movement of muscles
- Noun
- An engine that drives a car, train etc.
A2Moreoil
US /ɔɪl/
UK /ɔɪl/
- Uncountable Noun
- A liquid used for frying foods
- Thick, black liquid in the ground used as fuel
- Transitive Verb
- To add a liquid for frying foods
- To put liquid in a machine so it will run smoothly
A2Moreoperator
US /ˈɑ:pəreɪtə(r)/
UK /ˈɒpəreɪtə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone who operates or controls a machine
- Person whose job it is to connect phone calls
A2TOEICMoreow
US /aʊ/
UK /aʊ/
- Interjection
- Sound people make when they are hurt
C2Morerob
US /rɑb/
UK /rɒb/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Transitive Verb
- To steal money or property from (bank or person)
- To prevent from getting something deserved
A2Moreshut
US /ʃʌt/
UK /ʃʌt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To stop being open for business
- Transitive Verb
- To close something, e.g. a door
A2Moreshut up
US /ʃʌt ʌp/
UK /ʃʌt ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To close something, e.g. a shop
- To (cause someone to) be silent or not speak
- Interjection
- An expression of disbelief or surprise
A2Moresnap
US /snæp/
UK /snæp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- To break something dry and thin, e.g. a branch
- Countable Noun
- An informal word for a photograph
B1Morethirsty
US /ˈθɚsti/
UK /'θɜ:stɪ/
- Adjective
- Having a powerful desire or need for something
- Needing to drink something
B1Morethud
US /θʌd/
UK /θʌd/
- Noun
- Dull noise, as of something heavy falling
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a dull noise often from falling heavily
B2More
Vocabulary
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- address: Exact street location of a place
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- shut: To stop being open for business
- boil: To become extremely angry or excited
- rob: Person's name
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- motor: Concerning cars and vehicles
- boulevard: Wide, grand street often with trees on both sides
- thirsty: Having a powerful desire or need for something
- kid: Child or young person
- dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
- bomb: To attack with explosives
- thud: Dull noise, as of something heavy falling
- operator: Someone who operates or controls a machine
- worry: Something that causes trouble or concern
- harry: Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
- glass: Clear hard container used for drinking
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- gold: Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
- tooth: A sharp points on the edge of a machine or tool
- kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- chicken: A bird raised for its eggs and meat
- oil: A liquid used for frying foods
- ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
- lincoln: Capital of the state of Nebraska; located in southeastern Nebraska; site of the University of Nebraska
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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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Home Alone (1990) - Thirsty for More? Scene (4/5) | Movieclips
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Erina Kawagishi posted on 2022/12/24Get ready for some hilarious slapstick as the Wet Bandits try to get revenge in this classic Home Alone scene! You'll pick up on simple sentence structures and situational dialogue that'll make you feel like you're right there with them, trying to figure out their next move.
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