accent
US /ˈækˌsɛnt/
UK /'æksent/
- Transitive Verb
- To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- Noun
- Feature of a design, e.g. a stripe on a shirt
- Correct spoken emphasis on a part of a word
A2Moreadmit
US /ædˈmɪt/
UK /əd'mɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To acknowledge that something is true or right
- To allow someone to enter
A2TOEICMorealligator
US /ˈælɪˌɡetɚ/
UK /'ælɪɡeɪtə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A large reptile like a crocodile
- Leather made from the skin of an alligator.
B2Moreamateur
US /ˈæməˌtɚ/
UK /'æmətə(r)/
- Noun
- Someone doing an activity for pleasure, not a job
- Adjective
- Unskilled in an activity; not professional
B1Moreanchor
US /ˈæŋkɚ/
UK /'æŋkə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
- Person who presents a news program on TV
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To lower an anchor to hold a boat or ship in place
- To secure firmly or fixedly; to moor.
B2TOEICMoreas opposed to
US
UK
- Preposition
- In contrast to; rather than.
- Instead of; in place of.
A1Moreat 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.
C2Morebar
US /bɑ:r/
UK /bɑ:(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- Professional organization of lawyers and judges
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent entry, exit or an action
A2Morebonus
US /ˈboʊnəs/
UK /ˈbəʊnəs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Extra money for achieving, exceeding targets
- Something welcome and often unexpected that accompanies and enhances something else.
- Adjective
- Additional; extra.
A2TOEICMorecheddar
US /ˈtʃɛdɚ/
UK /ˈtʃedə/
- Uncountable Noun
- A type of cheese
B2Morecobra
US /ˈkoʊbrə/
UK /ˈkəʊbrə/
- Noun
- Deadly snake known for its hooded head
C1Morecoma
US /ˈkoʊmə/
UK /ˈkəʊmə/
- Noun
- State of unconsciousness caused by injury, disease
B2Morecouple
US /ˈkʌpəl/
UK /'kʌpl/
- Transitive Verb
- To join something to something else
- (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Two people in a romantic relationship
- Two of something; two people; a pair
A2Morecure
US /kjʊr/
UK /kjʊə(r)/
- Noun
- Something that solves a problem or makes it better
- Medical treatment making a sick person healthy
- Transitive Verb
- To fix or improve a problem
- To make someone healthy or make a disease go away
B1Morecurl
US /kɚrl/
UK /kɜ:l/
- Transitive Verb
- To form something into a round or curved shape
- Noun
- Something that has the shape of a curve or ring
B2Moreepisode
US /ˈɛpɪˌsod/
UK /'epɪsəʊd/
- Noun
- One separate event in a series of events
- Show which is part of a larger story
B1TOEICMoreexception
US /ɪkˈsɛpʃən/
UK /ɪkˈsepʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something different or not included
- An objection or feeling of disapproval.
B1TOEICMoreflat
US /flæt/
UK /flæt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- The smooth or level part of something
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To share an apartment with someone
- To fail to produce the intended effect; to be unsuccessful or uninteresting.
A2Moreflora
US /'flɔ:rə/
UK /'flɔ:rə/
- Noun
- Group of all plants that grow in a particular area
B2Morehumour
US /ˈhjumɚ/
UK /ˈhju:mə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality that makes something funny
- The quality that makes something funny
- Transitive Verb
- To pretend to agree, so people don't get upset
B1Morejaguar
US /ˈdʒæɡˌwɑr, ˈdʒæɡjuˌɑr/
UK /ˈdʒægjuə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Large wild cat of Central and South America
B2Morejaw
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
B1Morekeep at
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To continuously try to do something
A1Morelaser
US /ˈlezɚ/
UK /ˈleɪzə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong narrow beam of high-powered light
- A device that emits a narrow beam of coherent light.
- Transitive Verb
- To treat with a laser.
- To cut or engrave with a laser.
B1Morelinear
US /ˈlɪniər/
UK /ˈlɪniə(r)/
- Adjective
- Made of lines
- Series of progressing from one stage to another
B1Moreliterally
US /ˈlɪtərəli/
UK
- Adverb
- In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- Used for emphasis to describe something that is actually true, often to highlight surprise or intensity.
B1Moremajority
US /məˈdʒɔrɪti, -ˈdʒɑr-/
UK /mə'dʒɒrətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount that is more than half of a group
- The age at which a person is legally considered an adult.
B1TOEICMoremirror
US /ˈmɪrɚ/
UK /'mɪrə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
- An accurate impression or picture of something
- Transitive Verb
- To reflect (an image)
- To have similar qualities to something else
A2Moreneighbour
US /ˈnebɚ/
UK /'neɪbə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Person who lives, or is near, you
B1Moreoppose
US /əˈpoʊz/
UK /əˈpəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To fight against someone in a contest or game
- To disagree with something and try to prevent it from happening or succeeding.
A2Morepeace out
US
UK
- Interjection
- An informal way of saying goodbye.
B1Morepolar
US /ˈpolɚ/
UK /ˈpəʊlə(r)/
- Adjective
- Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
B1Morepractice
US /ˈpræktɪs/
UK /'præktɪs/
- Noun
- The office and place for legal or medical work
- Doing something many times to become better at it
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To work as a doctor or lawyer
- To live according to the teachings of a religion
A2TOEICMorepronounce
US /prəˈnaʊns/
UK /prə'naʊns/
- Transitive Verb
- To state something in a legal or official way
- To give your opinion or decision about something
B1Morepronunciation
US /prəˌnʌnsiˈeʃən/
UK /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- How a word is said; how a word sounds
- The manner in which someone utters a word.
B1Morerecommend
US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/
UK /ˌrekə'mend/
- Transitive Verb
- To advise or suggest that someone do something
- To endorse or support something publicly.
A2TOEICMorerule
US /ruːl/
UK /ruːl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is normal and usually happens
- Governmental control or power over a region
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To decide legally, especially in court
- To have control or influence
A2TOEICMorestructure
US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- A building or other man-made object.
- Transitive Verb
- To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
A2TOEICMorethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Moretongue
US /tʌŋ/
UK /tʌŋ/
- Noun
- Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- Meat from the mouth of an animal, cooked as food
- Transitive Verb
- To using your mouth to produce musical notes
- To use your mouth to touch something
A2Moretreasure
US /ˈtrɛʒɚ/
UK /'treʒə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Valuable things collected, and often hidden
- Someone or something that is worth a lot
- Transitive Verb
- To value something you keep very much
- To take great care of because you love/value it
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
A2Moretyre
US /taɪr/
UK /'taɪə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Rubber rings around wheels on cars and trucks
B1More
Vocabulary
- at least: As a minimum
- as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- keep at: To continuously try to do something
- peace out: An informal way of saying goodbye.
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- pronunciation: How a word is said; how a word sounds
- accent: To give emphasis to (a point you are making)
- majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- pronounce: To state something in a legal or official way
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- couple: To join something to something else
- exception: Something different or not included
- anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
- cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
- treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
- coma: State of unconsciousness caused by injury, disease
- amateur: Someone doing an activity for pleasure, not a job
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- mirror: Thing with glass surface used to look at yourself
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- curl: To form something into a round or curved shape
- jaw: One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- area: Amount of measured space
- polar: Concerning the areas near the North or South poles
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- bonus: Extra money for achieving, exceeding targets
- bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- oppose: To fight against someone in a contest or game
- nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- long: Person's name
- alligator: A large reptile like a crocodile
- linear: Made of lines
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- actor: Person who acts in the theater, movies, or TV
- flora: Group of all plants that grow in a particular area
- laser: Strong narrow beam of high-powered light
- cheddar: A type of cheese
- humour: Quality that makes something funny
- jaguar: Large wild cat of Central and South America
- cobra: Deadly snake known for its hooded head
- tyre: Rubber rings around wheels on cars and trucks
- neighbour: Person who lives, or is near, you
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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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1 Simple Tip To Sound Australian: /ɑ/ | How To Do an Aussie Accent
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Samuel posted on 2018/08/26Want to sound more like a true Aussie? This video reveals one simple pronunciation trick for the 'short uh' sound that makes a huge difference! You'll pick up this practical tip and gain a little cultural depth into Aussie English in no time.
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