awesome
US /ˈɔsəm/
UK /'ɔ:səm/
- Adjective
- Great; wonderful; stupendous
B2TOEICMorebicep
US /baɪ'sep/
UK /baɪ'sep/
- Noun
- Muscle of the front upper arm
C2Moreblow
US /blo/
UK /bləʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something using air
- To make air come quickly out of your mouth
- Noun
- Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
- Act of making air come out of your mouth
A2Morecandy
US /ˈkændi/
UK /ˈkændi/
- Countable Noun
- Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
- Transitive Verb
- To coat food with sugar
B2Morecouch
US /kaʊtʃ/
UK /kaʊtʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To formulate in a particular style or language
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sofa; settee
B1Morecrawl
US /krɔl/
UK /krɔ:l/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move very slowly or cautiously
- To move along with the body close to the ground
- Uncountable Noun
- Very slow progress (e.g. traffic)
B1Morecrayon
US /'kreɪən/
UK /ˈkreɪən/
- Countable Noun
- Stick of colored wax that is used for drawing
- Transitive Verb
- To draw or color a piece of art using a crayon
B2Morecrew
US /kru/
UK /kru:/
- Countable Noun
- Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
- Skilled group of people working together on a task
- Intransitive Verb
- To work as part of a crew.
A2TOEICMorecrush
US /krʌʃ/
UK /krʌʃ/
- Noun
- Strong attraction to someone
- Transitive Verb
- To break something into small pieces by pressing
- To defeat someone or something (in a game)
B1TOEICMorecute
US /kjut/
UK /kju:t/
- Adjective
- Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
B2Moredenial
US /dɪˈnaɪəl/
UK /dɪˈnaɪəl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Statement which claims that something is not true
A2TOEICMoreescape
US /ɪˈskep/
UK /ɪ'skeɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- The 'esc key' on a keyboard
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
- To get away from a place where you are being kept
A2Moreexhaust
US /ɪɡˈzɔst/
UK /ɪɡ'zɔ:st/
- Noun
- System of pipes through which gases escape
- Waste gas from an engine, e.g. from a car
- Transitive Verb
- To emit gas from the back of a car
- To make a person feel very tired or without energy
A2Moreexplore
US /ɪkˈsplɔr/
UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To examine something in detail to learn about it
- To travel to a place to discover more about it
A2TOEICMorefor some reason
US /fɔr sʌm ˈrizən/
UK /fɔ: sʌm ˈri:zən/
- Phrase
- For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
A1Morefor the rest
US /fɔr ði rɛst/
UK /fɔ: ðə rest/
- Phrase
- Concerning the remaining people or things.
- During the remaining part of a period of time.
A1Moreglimpse
US /ɡlɪmps/
UK /ɡlɪmps/
- Transitive Verb
- To see or notice something very briefly
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A brief sight of something
- A brief or incomplete understanding or idea.
B1Morego out
US /ɡo aʊt/
UK /ɡəu aut/
- Phrase
- To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- Phrasal Verb
- (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
- Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreimpossibly
US /ɪm'pɒsəblɪ/
UK /ɪm'pɒsəblɪ/
- Adverb
- So as not to be possible or acceptable
B1Moreincredibly
US /ɪnˈkrɛdəblɪ/
UK /ɪnˈkredəbli/
- Adverb
- To a great degree; very; amazingly
- Extremely; so much so it is hard to believe
A2Morekid
US /kɪd/
UK /kɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- Adjective
- Made from young goat skin
A2Morekinda
US /'kaɪndə/
UK /'kaɪndə/
- Noun
- Short way of saying 'kind of'
- Adverb
- Somewhat; to some extent; rather.
- Sort of; in a way.
B2Moreliterally
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.
B1Moreluckily
US /ˈlʌkɪli/
UK /'lʌkɪlɪ/
- Adverb
- In a good way; by good fortune
A2Moremagical
US /ˈmædʒɪkəl/
UK /ˈmædʒɪkl/
- Adjective
- Specially enjoyable, pleasing or romantic
- Concerning, involving, or able to perform magic
A2Moremartyr
US /ˈmɑrtɚ/
UK /'mɑ:tə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone killed of suffering for their beliefs
- One pretending to suffer to get sympathy
- Transitive Verb
- To kill someone because of that person's beliefs
B2Moremystery
US /ˈmɪstəri/
UK /ˈmɪstri/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Quality of being strange and not understood
- Book, play, or film about solving a strange crime
A2Moreoff of
US /ɔf ʌv/
UK /ɔf ɔv/
- Preposition
- From a position on something; down from.
A1Morepineapple
US /ˈpaɪnˌæpəl/
UK /ˈpaɪnæpl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
- The tropical plant that produces the pineapple fruit.
- Adjective
- Having the flavor of pineapple.
C1Morepoop
US /pup/
UK /pu:p/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feces
- Intransitive Verb
- To defecate
C2Morepuppy
US /ˈpʌpi/
UK /ˈpʌpi/
- Countable Noun
- Very young dog (and some other animals)
B1Moreresilient
US /rɪˈzɪljənt/
UK /rɪ'zɪlɪənt/
- Adjective
- Recovering quickly from something bad
- Able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.
B2Moresee in
US /si ɪn/
UK /si: in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
A1Moresquad
US /skwɑ:d/
UK /skwɒd/
- Noun
- A sports team
B1Moresublime
US /səˈblaɪm/
UK /sə'blaɪm/
- Adjective
- The very best; excellent; so good it moves you
C2TOEICMoretil
US /tɪl/
UK /til,ti:l/
- Adverb
- Until
B2Moretough
US /tʌf/
UK /tʌf/
- Adjective
- (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- Very difficult to do or deal with
- Noun
- A rough and aggressive person.
A2Moretrust
US /trʌst/
UK /trʌst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To expect confidently
- To have confidence or faith
- Uncountable Noun
- Wealth or property held by one person for another
- The belief that someone is honest
A2TOEICMorevast
US /væst/
UK /vɑ:st/
- Adjective
- Being very large in size or amount
A2TOEICMorevomit
US /ˈvɑ:mɪt/
UK /ˈvɒmɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To bring (blood, etc.) up and out of mouth
B2Morewoo
US /wu/
UK /wu:/
- Transitive Verb
- (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
- To attempt to persuade to do something
C2TOEICMoreworkout
US /ˈwə:kˌaʊt/
UK /ˈwɜ:kaʊt/
- Noun
- Energetic exercise
B2Moreworth
US /wɚθ/
UK /wɜ:θ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- having a particular value, especially in money
- Adjective
- Having a specified value.
A2Moreyummy
US /ˈjʌmi/
UK /ˈjʌmi/
- Adjective
- (Of food) delicious; very tasty
C1More
Vocabulary
- for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- have to: Must do
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- vast: Being very large in size or amount
- kinda: Short way of saying 'kind of'
- resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
- vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
- glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
- crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
- blow: To move something using air
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- workout: Energetic exercise
- couch: To formulate in a particular style or language
- exhaust: System of pipes through which gases escape
- fill: To make something full
- poop: Feces
- squad: A sports team
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- trust: To expect confidently
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- denial: Statement which claims that something is not true
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- martyr: Someone killed of suffering for their beliefs
- kid: Child or young person
- sublime: The very best; excellent; so good it moves you
- puppy: Very young dog (and some other animals)
- magical: Specially enjoyable, pleasing or romantic
- crayon: Stick of colored wax that is used for drawing
- woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
- yummy: (Of food) delicious; very tasty
- pineapple: A sweet fruit with yellow flesh and green skin
- bicep: Muscle of the front upper arm
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- til: Until
- luckily: In a good way; by good fortune
- candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
- impossibly: So as not to be possible or acceptable
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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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Annie Chien posted on 2019/10/07Ever wonder how life changes after kids? This hilarious video dives into the relatable chaos of parenting, from "vomit couches" to "poop blowouts," showing you real-life dialogue and practical phrases you'll actually use. You'll pick up everyday expressions perfect for navigating those awkward, sleep-deprived moments!
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