alliance
US /əˈlaɪəns/
UK /əˈlaɪəns/
- Noun
- Group of people/organizations working together
B1TOEICMorebless
US /blɛs/
UK /bles/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something holy by saying a special prayer
B1Moreboarding
US /ˈbɔ:rdɪŋ/
UK /ˈbɔ:dɪŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To enter a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- To cover with long wooden strips of wood
- Adjective
- Living in someone's house, a dormitory
A2Moreelite
US /iˈliːt/
UK /iˈliːt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
- A person of the elite class.
- Adjective
- Belonging to the richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
B2Moreexcuse
US /ɪkˈskjuz/
UK /ɪk'skju:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- To explain acting in a bad or impolite manner
- Noun
- Note explaining why someone cannot do or attend
- Reason why you did or didn't do something
A2Morefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMoreflight
US /flaɪt/
UK /flaɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
- Trip by plane, helicopter etc.
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
A1Moregrand
US /ɡrænd/
UK /ɡrænd/
- Adjective
- A counter for 1000 of something
- Great in amount, number or size
A2Moremilitary
US /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/
UK /'mɪlətrɪ/
- Noun
- Army or armed forces
- Adjective
- Concerning the army or navy
B1Morenorthern
US
UK
- Adjective
- In or toward the north
- Coming from the north.
- Noun
- A person who comes from the north.
- The Aurora Borealis.
B1Morepersonnel
US /ˌpɜ:rsəˈnel/
UK /ˌpɜ:səˈnel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of people who work for a company or group
- A group of people employed in an organization or for a specific task.
- Adjective
- Relating to the staff or employees of an organization.
B1TOEICMorepre
US
UK
- Prefix
- A prefix meaning 'before'
B2Morereligious
US /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/
UK /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/
- Adjective
- Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
- Relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity.
B1Moresuitcase
US /ˈsutˌkes/
UK /ˈsu:tkeɪs/
- Countable Noun
- Container for carrying clothes when traveling
B2TOEICMoreto let
US /tu lɛt/
UK /tu let/
- Preposition
- Indicates that a property is available for rent.
A2Moretreatment
US /ˈtritmənt/
UK /ˈtri:tmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Medicine or method to make someone healthier
- Way someone acts toward another
A2TOEICMoretypical
US /ˈtɪpɪkəl/
UK /ˈtɪpɪkl/
- Adjective
- Normal; usual; expected
- Serving as a representative example of a particular type.
A2Morewrap
US /ræp/
UK /ræp/
- Countable Noun
- Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- Thin bread filled with food and rolled
- Transitive Verb
- To be or move around something
- To cover something with paper or a cloth e.g. gift
B1More
Vocabulary
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
- wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
- military: Army or armed forces
- typical: Normal; usual; expected
- religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- suitcase: Container for carrying clothes when traveling
- flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- business: A company formed for making profit
- alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- personnel: Group of people who work for a company or group
- drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
- special: Being additional or extra
- cranky: Easily irritated or annoyed
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- northern: In or toward the north
- call: A order or request for action
- bless: To make something holy by saying a special prayer
- boarding: To enter a ship, plane, or other vehicle
- pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
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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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Samuel posted on 2018/07/23Ever experienced airport boarding chaos? This hilarious Key & Peele sketch perfectly captures the awkwardness of priority boarding, complete with a drunk passenger and a very memorable blue suitcase! You'll pick up practical, everyday dialogue and simple sentence structures that are super useful for real-life situations.
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