advantage
US /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/
UK /əd'vɑ:ntɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thing making the chance of success higher
- A positive point about something
- Transitive Verb
- To make use of something, especially to further one's own position; exploit.
A2TOEICMoreblindfold
US /ˈblaɪndˌfold/
UK /'blaɪndfəʊld/
- Transitive Verb
- To tie a cloth over your eyes so you can't see
- To prevent someone from seeing or understanding something clearly.
- Countable Noun
- A cloth tied over your eyes so you can't see
C1Morecastle
US /ˈkæsl/
UK /ˈkɑ:sl/
- Countable Noun
- Large defensive building in historical times
A2Morechameleon
US /kəˈmiljən, -ˈmiliən/
UK /kəˈmi:liən/
- Countable Noun
- Reptile that can change colors as camouflage
C1Morechatter
US /ˈtʃætɚ/
UK /ˈtʃætə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To talk a lot in a casual manner
- (As of teeth if cold) to click uncontrollably
- Uncountable Noun
- Continuous rapid talk about matters of little importance.
- A rapid series of short, sharp noises.
C2Morechomp
US /tʃɑ:mp/
UK /tʃɒmp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To chew noisily and strongly
C1Moreclatter
US /ˈklætɚ/
UK /'klætə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a rattling noise, as when something falls
B2Morecrown
US /kraʊn/
UK /kraʊn/
- Transitive Verb
- To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
- To officially give someone the winners title
- Noun
- A gold ring put on a King or Queen’s head
- An artificial cap on a tooth
B1Moregive 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
A1Morego find
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To search for and locate someone or something.
- An instruction to locate something.
A1Moregot 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
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehorse
US /hɔ:rs/
UK /hɔ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large animal with 4 legs used for riding
- Stand or frame used to support something
- Intransitive Verb
- To fool around stupidly
A2Morenice try
US
UK
- Interjection
- Said when someone has made a good attempt at something but has not succeeded.
A1Moreplayful
US /ˈplefəl/
UK /'pleɪfl/
- Adjective
- Being fun or wanting to play
A2Moreplayful music
US
UK
- Phrase
- Music that is lighthearted, cheerful, and evokes a sense of fun and amusement.
A1Moretag
US /tæɡ/
UK /tæɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Child's game in which one person chases the others
- A name or label on something or someone
- Transitive Verb
- To apply a name or label to something or someone
- To touch someone you are chasing in a game
B1Moretake off
US /tek ɔf/
UK /teik ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To remove, e.g. your clothes
- To make arrangements to be absent from work
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To remove (an item of clothing).
- To depart; to leave.
A1Moretricky
US /ˈtrɪki/
UK /'trɪkɪ/
- Adjective
- Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- Likely to use tricks; dishonest or deceptive
A2Moreunfair
US /ˌʌnˈfer/
UK /ˌʌnˈfeə(r)/
- Adjective
- not treating people in an equal way, or not morally right
B1TOEICMoreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1More
Vocabulary
- playful music: Music that is lighthearted, cheerful, and evokes a sense of fun and amusement.
- have to: Must do
- take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- go find: To search for and locate someone or something.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- nice try: Said when someone has made a good attempt at something but has not succeeded.
- tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- tag: Child's game in which one person chases the others
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- clatter: To make a rattling noise, as when something falls
- castle: Large defensive building in historical times
- chameleon: Reptile that can change colors as camouflage
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- forget: To not remember something
- chatter: To talk a lot in a casual manner
- playful: Being fun or wanting to play
- unfair: not treating people in an equal way, or not morally right
- blindfold: To tie a cloth over your eyes so you can't see
- chomp: To chew noisily and strongly
- horse: Large animal with 4 legs used for riding
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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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Disney Comics In Motion | Disney Princess | Rapunzel “Castle Tag
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Liang Chen posted on 2019/04/15Get ready for some playful adventure with Rapunzel in this "Castle Tag" clip from Disney's Tangled! You'll love picking up fun, situational dialogue and simple sentence structures as Rapunzel and Pascal try to outsmart Eugene in a hilarious blindfold challenge.
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