ch
US
UK
- Abbreviation
- Abbreviation for Chapter
C1Moredumb
US /dʌm/
UK /dʌm/
- Adjective
- Senseless; stupid
B1Moreentire
US /ɛnˈtaɪr/
UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- Undivided; not shared or distributed.
A2TOEICMoreexcuse
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
A2Moreglue
US /ɡlu/
UK /ɡlu:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sticky substance used for joining things together
- Transitive Verb
- To join or affix things with glue or paste
B1Moregorgeous
US /ˈɡɔrdʒəs/
UK /'ɡɔ:dʒəs/
- Adjective
- Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- Delightfully enjoyable or pleasant.
B1Moregun
US /ɡʌn/
UK /ɡʌn/
- Transitive Verb
- To suddenly make an engine run faster
- Countable Noun
- Weapon which fires bullets down a tube
A2Morein the bag
US
UK
- Idiom
- Assured of success; certain to be achieved.
- Adjective
- Securely obtained or achieved.
A1Morejerk
US /dʒɚk/
UK /dʒɜ:k/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone you think is an idiot
- Sudden sharp movement; tug
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move suddenly and violently; tug
C2Moremessage
US /ˈmɛsɪdʒ/
UK /'mesɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- Piece of information that is told/given to someone
- Transitive Verb
- To communicate using text
A2TOEICMorepersonalize
US /ˈpɜ:rsənəlaɪz/
UK /ˈpɜ:sənəlaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To make personal or more personal
C1Morerepeat
US /rɪˈpit/
UK /rɪˈpi:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Action that is done again
- Musical passage that is to be played again
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To do something over again
- To say something you have learned and memorized
A2TOEICMoreshoot
US /ʃut/
UK /ʃu:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- Emerging new part of a plant
A2Moresinge
US /sɪndʒ/
UK /sɪndʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To burn lightly, often to remove hair
C2Moresinging telegrams
US
UK
- Noun (plural)
- A message delivered by a person who sings it, often in costume, as a novelty gift.
A1Moresquirt
US /skwɜ:rt/
UK /skwɜ:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To fire liquid out of a small hole under pressure
B1Morestick
US /stɪk/
UK /stɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- To join together using glue or paste
- Countable Noun
- Long thin piece of wood from a tree
A2Morestraight
US /stret/
UK /streɪt/
- Adjective
- Not having curves, bends, or angles
- Not gay; heterosexual
- Adverb
- in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
- In a straight line; directly.
A2TOEICMorestupid
US /ˈstu:pɪd/
UK /ˈstju:pɪd/
- Adjective
- Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- Noun
- A stupid person.
A2More
Vocabulary
- in the bag: Assured of success; certain to be achieved.
- singing telegrams: A message delivered by a person who sings it, often in costume, as a novelty gift.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- dumb: Senseless; stupid
- jerk: Someone you think is an idiot
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
- glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- add: To include as well
- repeat: Action that is done again
- forget: To not remember something
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- squirt: To fire liquid out of a small hole under pressure
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- message: Main idea or theme in a story, book, or film
- shit: A coarse term for defecation
- read: Person's name
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
- personalize: To make personal or more personal
- gun: To suddenly make an engine run faster
- ch: Abbreviation for Chapter
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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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Mackenzie posted on 2019/11/07Ever wondered how a robbery might go down in a coffee shop? This hilarious sketch comedy clip throws you right into a dialogue-driven, deadpan robbery with an angry barista and a surprisingly musical threat! You'll pick up on everyday situational dialogue and simple sentence structures that are perfect for A2 learners.
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