alert
US /əˈlɚt/
UK /ə'lɜ:t/
- Adjective
- Being aware and able to respond quickly
- Transitive Verb
- To warn someone so they can respond to it
B1TOEICMoreamazing
US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Surprising in a pleasing way
- Transitive Verb
- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
A2Moreat least
US /æt list/
UK /æt li:st/
- Adverb
- As a minimum
- Not less than
- Phrase
- No less than; at the minimum
- Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
C2Morebasement
US /ˈbesmənt/
UK /ˈbeɪsmənt/
- Noun
- Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
B1Morebeat
US /bit/
UK /bi:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- Transitive Verb
- To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
- To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
A2Moreblock
US /blɑk/
UK /blɒk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Solid piece of material used for building
- A piece of wood, chocolate etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To stop from going forward or making progress
- To obstruct or prevent the movement or passage of.
A2Moreboom
US /bum/
UK /bu:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- A very loud and deep sound
- Intransitive Verb
- To experience a rapid increase in growth
- To make a very loud and deep sound
B1Morebust
US /bʌst/
UK /bʌst/
- Transitive Verb
- To arrest people involved in crime
- To break something with force
- Noun
- A woman's chest or breasts
B2Moreclassy
US /ˈklæsi/
UK /ˈklɑ:si/
- Adjective
- Showing good taste; elegant, fashionable; upmarket
A2Moreconcrete
US /kɑnˈkrit, kɑŋ-, ˈkɑnˌkrit, ˈkɑŋ-/
UK /'kɒŋkri:t/
- Uncountable Noun
- Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
- Transitive Verb
- To cover or make with a hard grey building material
- To lay or cover with concrete.
B1Moreconnect
US /kəˈnɛkt/
UK /kə'nekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To associate a thing with something else
- To join or attach things together
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
B1Moredefeat
US /dɪˈfit/
UK /dɪ'fi:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To beat an enemy, team, disease
- To prevent something from succeeding.
- Noun
- When you lose a fight, game or competition
- The feeling of having been beaten.
B1Moredunk
US /dʌŋk/
UK /dʌŋk/
- Transitive Verb
- To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
C1Morehoo
US /hu:/
UK /hu:/
- Interjection
- Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
C1Moreill
US /ɪl/
UK /ɪl/
- Adjective
- Not well or sick
- Uncountable Noun
- Sickness or problem; bad conditions
- Something that is bad or harmful.
A2TOEICMorenah
US /nɑ:/
UK /nɑ:/
- Noun
- Way of saying 'No'
B2Moreoughta
US /'ɔ:tə/
UK /'ɔ:tə/
- Modal Verb
- Slang written form of ‘Ought to’
B2Moreoutta
US
UK
- Adverb
- Slang written form of ‘Out of’
B2Morepavement
US /ˈpevmənt/
UK /ˈpeɪvmənt/
- Noun
- Surface next to a road for people to walk on
B1Morepeak
US /pik/
UK /pi:k/
- Noun
- Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
- The very top of a mountain
- Intransitive Verb
- To reach the highest or best point
B1Morephysique
US /fɪˈzik/
UK /fɪˈzi:k/
- Noun
- The shape and size of a human body
C1Morereject
US /rɪˈdʒɛkt/
UK /rɪˈdʒekt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Goods that are not suitable for sale at full price
- Person others do not like, or refuse to accept
- Transitive Verb
- To decide that something is not good enough
- To refuse, deny to believe, accept, or consider
A2TOEICMorerhyme
US /raɪm/
UK /raɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
- Poem or song using similar-sounding words
B2Moresnag
US /snæɡ/
UK /snæɡ/
- Transitive Verb
- To catch something on something sharp
- To break or hinder progress
- Noun
- Unforeseen difficulty, an obstacle
B2Morestop in
US /stɑp ɪn/
UK /stɔp in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
A1Moreswish
US /swɪʃ/
UK /swɪʃ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move with a soft brushing or sweeping sound
C1Moreunique
US /juˈnik/
UK /jʊ'ni:k/
- Adjective
- Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- Remarkably special or unusual.
A2TOEICMorewhoo
US
UK
- Interjection
- Sound people make when they are surprised
C2More
Vocabulary
- stop in: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
- at least: As a minimum
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
- alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
- bust: To arrest people involved in crime
- peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
- leave: To go away from; depart
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
- basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
- reject: Goods that are not suitable for sale at full price
- great: Very good; better than before
- physique: The shape and size of a human body
- pavement: Surface next to a road for people to walk on
- classy: Showing good taste; elegant, fashionable; upmarket
- outta: Slang written form of ‘Out of’
- snag: To catch something on something sharp
- fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
- ill: Not well or sick
- rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
- long: Person's name
- dunk: To put a donut, etc. into a liquid to wet it
- floor: Large area used for a particular purpose
- street: Road in a city with buildings and places to walk
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
- seat: To have seats available for a number of people
- swish: To move with a soft brushing or sweeping sound
- oughta: Slang written form of ‘Ought to’
- nah: Way of saying 'No'
- whoo: Sound people make when they are surprised
- hoo: Dialect West Yorkshire and Lancashire she
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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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Evangeline posted on 2018/06/06Get ready to feel the hype with this awesome clip from We Bare Bears! You'll pick up some super useful situational dialogue and simple sentence structures perfect for cheering and quick exchanges. It's a fantastic way to boost your listening skills with energetic, real-world conversations!
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