action
US /ˈækʃən/
UK /'ækʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that a person or thing does
- A lawsuit.
- Intransitive Verb
- To act to do something
A2Moreaction movie
US
UK
- Noun
- A film genre featuring exciting and often violent scenes.
A1Morearchery
US /ˈɑrtʃəri/
UK /'ɑ:tʃərɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Sport of shooting arrows with a bow
B2Moreastrology
US /əˈstrɑ:lədʒi/
UK /əˈstrɒlədʒi/
- Uncountable Noun
- Study of how the stars influence human lives
C1Moreastronomy
US /əˈstrɑ:nəmi/
UK /əˈstrɒnəmi/
- Uncountable Noun
- Study of stars and other bodies in space
B2Morebadminton
US /ˈbædˌmɪntən/
UK /ˈbædmɪntən/
- Noun
- Sport in which a shuttlecock is hit over a net
C1Morebar
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
A2Morecalligraphy
US /kəˈlɪɡrəfi/
UK /kəˈlɪgrəfi/
- Uncountable Noun
- Beautiful decorative handwriting of Kanji
C2Morecavern
US /ˈkævərn/
UK /ˈkævən/
- Countable Noun
- Very large, hollow cave
B2Morechampionship
US /ˈtʃæmpiənˌʃɪp/
UK /ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sports competition to find the best player or team
B1Morecomedy
US /ˈkɑmɪdi/
UK /'kɒmədɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
A2Morecurl
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
B2Morediving
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To swim deep under water with an air supply
- To rapid fall through air
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of swimming underwater
B1Moredub
US /dʌb/
UK /dʌb/
- Transitive Verb
- To add a new soundtrack to an audio recording
- To give (a person or place) a name or nickname
B2Moreeat out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To eat at a restaurant
A1Moreembroidery
US /ɛmˈbrɔɪdəri/
UK /ɪmˈbrɔɪdəri/
- Uncountable Noun
- Decorative sewing, usually showing pictures
- Act of decorating cloth with sewn patterns
B2Morefirearm
US /ˈfaɪrˌɑrm/
UK /ˈfaɪərɑ:m/
- Countable Noun
- Small weapon that you fire
B2Moreflea
US /fli/
UK /fli:/
- Countable Noun
- Small blood-sucking insect that makes you itch
B2Morefor free
US /fɔr fri/
UK /fɔ: fri:/
- Phrase
- Without charge; at no cost.
- Adjective
- Available without payment.
A2Morehockey
US /ˈhɑ:ki/
UK /ˈhɒki/
- Uncountable Noun
- Sport played on a field with sticks and a ball
B1Morehorseback
US /ˈhɔrsˌbæk/
UK /ˈhɔ:sbæk/
- Noun
- On horseback riding on the back of a horse
C2Morejungle
US /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
UK /'dʒʌŋɡl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Tropical area with many wild plants and animals
- Environment which is difficult, harsh, or complex
B1Morelullaby
US /ˈlʌləˌbaɪ/
UK /'lʌləbaɪ/
- Noun
- Quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
- Transitive Verb
- To sing a lullaby to (someone).
B2Moremartial
US /ˈmɑ:rʃl/
UK /ˈmɑ:ʃl/
- Adjective
- Concerning fighting, war, or soldiers
B1Moremaze
US /mez/
UK /meɪz/
- Noun
- Network of paths you have to make your way through
B2Moremountain biking
US
UK
- Uncountable Noun
- The sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain.
- The activity of riding a mountain bike.
musical
US /ˈmju:zɪkl/
UK /ˈmju:zɪkl/
- Adjective
- Having a pleasant sound like music
- Having skill or being gifted in music
- Noun
- Play or movie set to music
A2Moreonline
US /ˌɑ:nˈlaɪn/
UK /ˌɒnˈlaɪn/
- Adjective
- Connected to the internet
- Adverb
- Via the internet.
B1Moreopera
US /ˈɑ:prə/
UK /ˈɒprə/
- Noun
- A type of play that is sung with classical music
B1Moreorchestra
US /ˈɔ:rkɪstrə/
UK /ˈɔ:kɪstrə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large group who perform instrumental music
- Seating area in a theater close to the stage
B1Moreparachute
US /ˈpærəˌʃut/
UK /'pærəʃu:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To drop supplies from a plane via parachute
- To jump from a plane while attached to a parachute
- Countable Noun
- Cloth with strings for jumping from planes safely
B1Morepolo
US /ˈpolo/
UK /'pəʊləʊ/
- Noun
- Game in which horseback riders try to score goals
B2Morepottery
US /ˈpɑtəri/
UK /'pɒtərɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Factory where pots/bowls are made from clay
- Pots/bowls made from clay and baked in an oven
B1Morerace
US /res/
UK /reɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- People who share physical features or culture
- Intransitive Verb
- To take part in a running or swimming competition
- To move or go at a very fast pace
A2Morereggae
US /ˈrɛɡe/
UK /ˈregeɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Type of popular Caribbean music
- A style of popular music that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s, having a strong rhythm and often dealing with social and political issues.
- Adjective
- Relating to reggae music.
C1Moreroller
US /ˈroʊlə(r)/
UK /ˈrəʊlə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Long round piece of wood for flattening dough
- Plastic or metal tube for shaping hair
A2Morerope
US /rop/
UK /rəʊp/
- Countable Noun
- A thick string made by twisting fibers together
- Transitive Verb
- To tie/attach animals, etc. together using a rope
- To enclose or cordon off an area with a rope.
B1Moresaxophone
US /ˈsæksəfoʊn/
UK /ˈsæksəfəʊn/
- Noun
- Musical instrument with curved metal tube and keys
A2Moreshoot
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
A2Moresightseeing
US /ˈsaɪtˌsiɪŋ/
UK /ˈsaɪtsi:ɪŋ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Going to look at places of interest somewhere
- Adjective
- Relating to the activity of visiting interesting places.
C2Moreskate
US /sket/
UK /skeɪt/
- Noun
- Flat sea fish
- Boot with a metal blade attached to the bottom
- Intransitive Verb
- To slide on ice wearing boots with a metal blade
- To slide on a surface, e.g. ice
B2Moreski
US /ski/
UK /ski:/
- Countable Noun
- Long thin board for the feet for moving on show
- Intransitive Verb
- To move over snow using skis
A2Morespeed up
US /spid ʌp/
UK /spi:d ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To move more quickly
A2Morestall
US /stɔl/
UK /stɔ:l/
- Countable Noun
- Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
- A table where things are sold at a market or fair
- Transitive Verb
- To put animals inside the room where they are kept
B1TOEICMoresymphony
US /ˈsɪmfəni/
UK /ˈsɪmfəni/
- Noun
- Harmony of color or sound
- Long piece of classical music for an orchestra
B1Moresynchronize
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To make two things work at the same time
C2Moretheater
US /ˈθiətɚ/
UK /'θɪətə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where plays or movies are seen
- Art of performing dramatic performances and plays
A2Morethriller
US /ˈθrɪlɚ/
UK /ˈθrɪlə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Suspenseful adventure story or play or movie
- A type of book, film, or play that is very exciting and makes you feel nervous
A2Moretour
US /tʊr/
UK /tʊə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel to several places to perform a show
- To visit several places for pleasure
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A trip to several places to perform a show
- A journey to visit several places for pleasure
A2TOEICMoretournament
US /ˈtʊrnəmənt, ˈtɚ-/
UK /'tʊənəmənt/
- Countable Noun
- Sports contest with many games to find a winner
B2Moretraveler
US /'trævlə/
UK /'trævlə/
- Noun
- Person going from one place to another
A2TOEICMoretreadmill
US /ˈtrɛdˌmɪl/
UK /ˈtredmɪl/
- Noun
- Boring job, with repetitive tasks
C2Moretrip
US /trɪp/
UK /trɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To release an electrical switch
- To fall by catching your foot on something
- Noun
- Act of falling down; falling over an obstacle
- Journey or visit to a place
A2Morevacancy
US /ˈvekənsi/
UK /ˈveɪkənsi/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Space or position available for occupancy
- An unoccupied position or job; an empty room or space.
- Uncountable Noun
- The state of being empty or unoccupied
B2TOEICMorewaltz
US /wɔlts, wɔls/
UK /wɔ:lts/
- Noun
- Dignified dance of two people holding each other
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To act confidently
- To dance the waltz
B2Morewaterfall
US /ˈwɔtɚˌfɔl,ˈwɑtə-/
UK /'wɔ:təfɔ:l/
- Noun
- Steep descent of the water of a river
C2More
Vocabulary
- speed up: To move more quickly
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- action movie: A film genre featuring exciting and often violent scenes.
- eat out: To eat at a restaurant
- mountain biking: The sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain.
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- treadmill: Boring job, with repetitive tasks
- tournament: Sports contest with many games to find a winner
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
- stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
- astrology: Study of how the stars influence human lives
- parachute: To drop supplies from a plane via parachute
- trip: To release an electrical switch
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- symphony: Harmony of color or sound
- curl: To form something into a round or curved shape
- maze: Network of paths you have to make your way through
- martial: Concerning fighting, war, or soldiers
- theater: Place where plays or movies are seen
- hockey: Sport played on a field with sticks and a ball
- orchestra: Large group who perform instrumental music
- shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- vacancy: Space or position available for occupancy
- dub: To add a new soundtrack to an audio recording
- bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- action: Something that a person or thing does
- climb: To rise gradually and steadily to a higher point
- flea: Small blood-sucking insect that makes you itch
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- pottery: Factory where pots/bowls are made from clay
- rope: A thick string made by twisting fibers together
- sightseeing: Going to look at places of interest somewhere
- astronomy: Study of stars and other bodies in space
- embroidery: Decorative sewing, usually showing pictures
- synchronize: To make two things work at the same time
- rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
- calligraphy: Beautiful decorative handwriting of Kanji
- jungle: Tropical area with many wild plants and animals
- lullaby: Quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- musical: Having a pleasant sound like music
- diving: To swim deep under water with an air supply
- badminton: Sport in which a shuttlecock is hit over a net
- roller: Long round piece of wood for flattening dough
- thriller: Suspenseful adventure story or play or movie
- party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
- mountain: Very high piece of land, higher than a hill
- station: (Army) to be posted to a place to perform duties
- opera: A type of play that is sung with classical music
- skate: Flat sea fish
- waterfall: Steep descent of the water of a river
- cavern: Very large, hollow cave
- championship: Sports competition to find the best player or team
- ski: Long thin board for the feet for moving on show
- online: Connected to the internet
- firearm: Small weapon that you fire
- archery: Sport of shooting arrows with a bow
- traveler: Person going from one place to another
- polo: Game in which horseback riders try to score goals
- horseback: On horseback riding on the back of a horse
- waltz: Dignified dance of two people holding each other
- reggae: Type of popular Caribbean music
- saxophone: Musical instrument with curved metal tube and keys
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2020/03/25Ready to sound like a local in the US? This video is packed with 500 essential words for everyday life, from ordering food to navigating new places, and it comes with free PDF cheat sheets to help you learn even faster! You'll pick up practical vocabulary that makes daily conversations a breeze.
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