assure
US /əˈʃʊr/
UK /əˈʃʊə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To confirm; state with certainty something is so
- To make sure that something happens
A2TOEICMoreattach
US /əˈtætʃ/
UK /ə'tætʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be associated or connected with
A2TOEICMoreaunt
US /ænt/
UK /ɑ:nt/
- Countable Noun
- Sister of your parent or the wife of your uncle
A2Moreblast
US /blæst/
UK /blɑ:st/
- Transitive Verb
- To attack someone with words
- To destroy something with explosives
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Destructive wave of air from an explosion
- Strong current of wind
B1Moreboiling
US /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/
UK /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/
- 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
A2Morebowl
US /bol/
UK /bəʊl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
- Round container used for holding rice, soup etc.
- Intransitive Verb
- To roll a ball in the sport of bowling
A2Morebreak up
US /brek ʌp/
UK /breik ʌp/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- (Of party, relationship) to come to an end
- To end something, e.g. a fight
A1Moreby now
US /baɪ naʊ/
UK /bai nau/
- Phrase
- At the present time or already; before the present.
A2Morecamera
US /ˈkæmərə, ˈkæmrə/
UK /'kæmərə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Object that takes pictures digitally, or on film
- The art or activity of taking photographs or filming.
A2Morecasual
US /ˈkæʒuəl/
UK /ˈkæʒuəl/
- Adjective
- Being careless or having little thought or effort
- (Of clothes, etc.) not formal; easy to wear
- Countable Noun
- A worker employed on a temporary or irregular basis.
- A job as a musician that is not regular or permanent.
A2Morechop
US /tʃɑp/
UK /tʃɒp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
- To hit someone with your hand
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A hit with the hand in a sideways motion
- Thick slice of meat still attached to a bone
B1Morechop up
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To cut something into small pieces.
- To sample and rearrange a piece of music.
B2Morechopstick
US /ˈtʃɑ:pstɪk/
UK /ˈtʃɒpstɪk/
- Countable Noun
- One of a pair of thin sticks used to eat food with
B1Morecome around
US /kʌm əˈraʊnd/
UK /kʌm əˈraund/
- Phrasal Verb
- To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
- To visit someone at their house.
A1Morecrack
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
B1Moredelicious
US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
UK /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
- Adjective
- Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
B1TOEICMorediagonal
US /daɪˈæɡənəl/
UK /daɪˈægənl/
- Adjective
- Joining two opposite corners at an angle
- Noun
- A straight line joining two opposite corners of a square, rectangle, or other straight-sided shape.
- A diagonal pattern or design.
B2Moredump
US /dʌmp/
UK /dʌmp/
- Transitive Verb
- To end a romantic relationship
- To put something somewhere without care
- Noun
- A place where waste or garbage is left.
- A copy of data from one part of a computer system to another.
B1Moreegg
US /ɛɡ/
UK /eg/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born
A2Morefeel like
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a desire or inclination for something.
- To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
A1Moreflap
US /flæp/
UK /flæp/
- Uncountable Noun
- Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something back and forth or up and down
B2Morefried
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To cook something in fat or oil
- To burn your skin due to too long in the sun
- Adjective
- (Food) cooked in fat or oil
A2Morefrozen
US /ˈfroʊzn/
UK /'frəʊzn/
- Adjective
- Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
- Preserved by freezing.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To store an item of food in a cold place
- To make someone to not want to communicate
A2Moregarnish
US /ˈgɑ:rnɪʃ/
UK /ˈgɑ:nɪʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To add salad, etc. as decoration to food
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Salad, etc. added as decoration to food
B2Moregot to
US /ɡɑt tu/
UK /gɔt tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrive at some place
- To have the opportunity or permission to do something
- Phrasal Verb
- To appeal to the emotions of; move
- To finally begin to start something after a delay
A1Moregrease
US /ɡris/
UK /gri:s/
- Uncountable Noun
- Liquid or melted fat from animals used for cooking
- Thick gel used to lubricate a machine
- Transitive Verb
- To use grease to lubricate a machine
B2Moregross
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
B1TOEICMorehalfway through
US
UK
- Adverb
- At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
- Phrase
- Having completed approximately half of something.
A2Morein action
US
UK
- Phrase
- Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
in the past
US
UK
- Phrase
- During a former period of time; previously.
A1Morejaw
US /dʒɔ/
UK /dʒɔ:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
- Intransitive Verb
- To talk with a lot of energy for a long time
B1Morelemon
US /ˈlɛmən/
UK /'lemən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Badly made or poorly functioning product
- Small yellow fruit with sour juice
B2Morelink
US /lɪŋk/
UK /lɪŋk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- Connection between two or more things or people
- Transitive Verb
- To join or connect together
- To associate or connect in one's mind.
A2TOEICMoremix it up
US /mɪks ɪt ʌp/
UK /miks it ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To vary or do things differently; to introduce variety.
- To engage in a fight or physical confrontation.
A1Morenoodle
US /ˈnudl/
UK /ˈnu:dl/
- Countable Noun
- String of dried dough, usually eaten in a soup
- (Informal) A person's head or brain; used to suggest thinking or intelligence.
- Intransitive Verb
- (chiefly US, Southern) To fish with one's bare hands, especially for catfish, by feeling in holes or under rocks.
- (informal) To improvise or play music in a casual, unstructured way.
B1Moreobsess
US /əbˈsɛs, ɑb-/
UK /əbˈses/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To talk or think about someone, something too much
- To think about something to an excessive degree
C1Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreover to
US
UK
- Preposition
- Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- The responsibility is now yours
packet
US /ˈpækɪt/
UK /ˈpækɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Small, thin container that holds something
- Computer data controlling the flow of data
A2Morepot
US /pɑt/
UK /pɒt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Container designed to hold or store something
- Deep, round container that is used for cooking
- Transitive Verb
- To plant something in a container filled with soil
- To hit a ball into a table pocket in snooker
A2Morepress
US /prɛs/
UK /pres/
- Noun
- Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- General term for TV, radio, newspapers
- Transitive Verb
- To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
- To repeatedly ask someone to do something
A2TOEICMoreprevalent
US /ˈprɛvələnt/
UK /ˈprevələnt/
- Adjective
- Being common; occurring frequently
- Commonly occurring or existing; widespread.
B2TOEICMoreprocess
US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/
UK /prə'ses/
- Transitive Verb
- To organize and use data in a computer
- To deal with official forms in the way required
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dealing with official forms in the way required
- Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
A2TOEICMorepronunciation
US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/
UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- How a word is said; how a word sounds
- The manner in which someone utters a word.
B1Morerather than
US
UK
- Adverb
- More exactly; more correctly
- Preferably; instead
- Preposition
- Instead of
A1Morereduce
US /rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus/
UK /rɪ'dju:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
A2TOEICMorerunny
US /ˈrʌni/
UK /'rʌnɪ/
- Adjective
- Being able to flow as a liquid
B1Moresauce
US /sɔs/
UK /sɔ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
B1Moreseparate
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
A2TOEICMoresoy
US /sɔɪ/
UK /sɔɪ/
- Noun
- Food substance made from soya beans
C2Moresteaming
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cover a surface with steam, so as to clean it
- To cook in mist of tiny drops from boiling water
- Adjective
- Very hot, as when cooked in boiling water
A2Moresugar
US /ˈʃʊɡɚ/
UK /ˈʃʊgə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
- White sweet substance used to make foods sweeter
- Countable Noun
- Amount of sugar contained in a small spoon
A2Moresupplement
US /ˈsʌpləmənt/
UK /'sʌplɪmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Added extra to support or make something complete
- Vitamins, etc. added to diet for health reasons
- Transitive Verb
- To add extra to support or make something complete
B1TOEICMoresyllable
US /ˈsɪləbəl/
UK /'sɪləbl/
- Countable Noun
- Part of a word containing a vowel
B2Moretasty
US /ˈtesti/
UK /ˈteɪsti/
- Adjective
- Good tasting; having a lot of flavor
A2Moreturn off
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To make someone feel negatively about something
A1Morevideo
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.
A2Morevowel
US /ˈvaʊəl/
UK /ˈvaʊəl/
- Countable Noun
- A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
B1Moreyolk
US /joʊk/
UK /jəʊk/
- Noun
- Yellow central part of a bird's egg
B2More
Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- got to: To arrive at some place
- break up
- in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
- by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
- chop up: To cut something into small pieces.
- in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- come around: To eventually change your opinion or be persuaded to agree with someone else's.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- mix it up: To vary or do things differently; to introduce variety.
- turn off
- halfway through: At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- go: To attend or be at a place
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- get: To become affected by illness or disease
- listen: To carefully consider what someone is saying
- egg: Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born
- big: Popular
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- camera: Object that takes pictures digitally, or on film
- help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- vegetable: Plant that is raised and eaten as food
- cooked: To heat food until it is ready to eat
- mom: A slang term for mother
- fish: Animal that swims and lives in water
- sugar: Substance which the body stores or uses for energy
- aunt: Sister of your parent or the wife of your uncle
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
- sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
- fried: To cook something in fat or oil
- boiling: To become extremely angry or excited
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- lemon: Badly made or poorly functioning product
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- finger: One of the five long parts of the hand
- post: To send a letter or package using stamps
- vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
- lady: Another way of saying 'woman'
- packet: Small, thin container that holds something
- attach: To be associated or connected with
- link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
- noodle: String of dried dough, usually eaten in a soup
- delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
- tasty: Good tasting; having a lot of flavor
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- pot: Container designed to hold or store something
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
- syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
- chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
- steaming: To cover a surface with steam, so as to clean it
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- jaw: One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
- assure: To confirm; state with certainty something is so
- gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- dump: To end a romantic relationship
- supplement: Added extra to support or make something complete
- ramen: A Japanese noodle soup dish consisting of wheat noodles served in a broth, often flavored with soy sauce or miso, and topped with various ingredients such as sliced pork, seaweed, and green onions.
- schwa: A neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables
- yolk: Yellow central part of a bird's egg
- cilantro: Herb used in Asian cooking; coriander
- diagonal: Joining two opposite corners at an angle
- flap: Motion or sound of something waving back and forth
- garnish: To add salad, etc. as decoration to food
- soy: Food substance made from soya beans
- grease: Liquid or melted fat from animals used for cooking
- prevalent: Being common; occurring frequently
- chopstick: One of a pair of thin sticks used to eat food with
- obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
- runny: Being able to flow as a liquid
- blast: To attack someone with words
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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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How to Pronounce 'gonna' and 'gotta': Reduction and Linking in American English
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Billy posted on 2014/11/19Ever wonder how Americans say 'going to' and 'got to' so fast? This video breaks down the secrets of pronunciation reduction and linking in American English, using a super fun ramen recipe as the perfect backdrop! You'll pick up practical phrases and natural-sounding speech patterns that will make your English fluency soar.
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