absorb
US /əbˈsɔrb, -ˈzɔrb/
UK /əb'sɔ:b/
- Transitive Verb
- To take up all attention / energy of something
- To take in a liquid; soak up
B1TOEICMoreadvance
US /ædˈvæns/
UK /əd'vɑ:ns/
- Noun
- Forward movement by an army
- An attempt to seduce someone
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (Of an army) to move forward
- To change or improve
A2TOEICMoreanalysis
US /əˈnælɪsɪs/
UK /əˈnæləsɪs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Careful study to better understand something
B1TOEICMoreas opposed to
US
UK
- Preposition
- In contrast to; rather than.
- Instead of; in place of.
A1Moreat the moment
US
UK
- Adverb
- At this time; now
A1Moreat the same time
US
UK
- Phrase
- Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
A1Moreattend
US /əˈtɛnd/
UK /əˈtend/
- Transitive Verb
- To take care of someone in need
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To listen or watch carefully; to concentrate
- To be present at an event
B1TOEICMoreauthentic
US /ɔˈθɛntɪk/
UK /ɔ:ˈθentɪk/
- Adjective
- From a reliable source; accurate; true
B1Morebase
US /bes/
UK /beɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
- Transitive Verb
- To use as the starting point or origin for
- To have as the main location for (company, etc.)
A2TOEICMorebased on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- Preposition
- Using something as the main idea or foundation.
- Relying on something as evidence or justification.
A1Morecent
US /sɛnt/
UK /sent/
- Countable Noun
- 100th of the basic unit of money e.g. a dollar
A2Morechemistry
US /ˈkɛmɪstri/
UK /'kemɪstrɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- The study of the structure of substances
B1Morecollaboration
US /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃn/
UK /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of working with someone to complete a task
B1Morecommunication
US /kəˌmjunɪˈkeʃən/
UK /kəˌmju:nɪ'keɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Talking to people; giving information to people
- The process of conveying information, ideas, or feelings through language or other means.
A2Morecompetitiveness
US
UK
- Uncountable Noun
- Aggressive willingness to win
A2Morecritical
US /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/
UK /ˈkrɪtɪkl/
- Adjective
- Making a negative judgment of something
- Being important or serious; vital; dangerous
A2Morecurriculum
US /kəˈrɪkjələm/
UK /kə'rɪkjələm/
- Noun
- Group of related courses in a school or college
A2TOEICMoreeducational
US /ˌɛdʒəˈkeʃənəl/
UK /ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃənl/
- Adjective
- Intended to teach or inform
A2Moreemployer
US /ɪmˈplɔɪər/
UK /ɪmˈplɔɪə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Person or company that hires workers
A2TOEICMoreemployment
US /ɛmˈplɔɪmənt/
UK /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- The state of being in work or having a job
- An activity that occupies someone's time.
- Adjective
- Concerning the number of people who are in work
A2TOEICMorefabulous
US /ˈfæbjələs/
UK /ˈfæbjələs/
- Adjective
- Almost impossible to believe, incredible
- Almost impossible to believe; mythical.
B2Morefacilitate
US /fəˈsɪlɪˌtet/
UK /fə'sɪlɪteɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make an action or process easier
B1TOEICMorefeedback
US /ˈfidˌbæk/
UK /ˈfi:dbæk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- Information about reactions to a product, a person's performance of a task, etc. which is used as a basis for improvement.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To give information or opinions about something to someone, especially in order to improve it.
B1TOEICMoreformal
US / ˈfɔrməl/
UK /'fɔ:ml/
- Adjective
- Observing rules and procedures strictly
- Behaving well, politely; wearing your best clothes
A2TOEICMorefriendly
US /ˈfrɛndli/
UK /ˈfrendli/
- Adjective
- Acting like a friend; kind and helpful
- Easy to use or understand
- Noun
- Game played not in a competition
A2Moregot 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
A1Moregraduate
US /ˈɡrædʒuˌet/
UK /'ɡrædʒʊət/
- Adjective
- Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
- Relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To get a degree from school, college, university
- To move up from a position to a higher, better one
A2TOEICMorehealthcare
US /'helθker/
UK /'helθkeə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
B1Morehelp out
US /hɛlp aʊt/
UK /help aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To assist someone
A1Morein advance
US /ɪn ædˈvæns/
UK /in ədˈvɑ:ns/
- Phrase
- Ahead of time; before something happens
- Noun
- A payment made before it is due, especially for work to be done
A2Morein practice
US /ɪn ˈpræktɪs/
UK /in ˈpræktis/
- Phrase
- In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
A1Morein terms of
US
UK
- Phrase
- With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
A1Morein the first place
US
UK
- Phrase
- To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- From the beginning; initially.
A1Morein the future
US /ɪn ði ˈfjutʃɚ/
UK /in ðə ˈfju:tʃə/
- Phrase
- At a later time; in times to come.
A1Moreincentive
US /ɪnˈsɛntɪv/
UK /ɪnˈsentɪv/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that encourages you to do something
- Adjective
- Serving to encourage or motivate.
B1TOEICMoreinteractive
US /ˌɪntɚˈæktɪv/
UK /ˌɪntərˈæktɪv/
- Adjective
- Acting or influencing others
- Involving communication between people; allowing a user to respond to a computer.
A2Morelecture
US /ˈlɛktʃɚ/
UK /'lektʃə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To speak to someone to show anger or warn them
- To give a talk or speech about a subject
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Telling someone off for doing something wrong
- Talk or speech about a particular subject
A2TOEICMorelifelong
US /ˈlaɪflɔ:ŋ/
UK /ˈlaɪflɒŋ/
- Adjective
- Continuing through life; lasting a long time
- Uncountable Noun
- The process of continuing to learn throughout one's life.
B2Moremeaningful
US /ˈminɪŋfəl/
UK /'mi:nɪŋfl/
- Adjective
- Having importance; showing someone's intention
- Having importance or value.
A2Moremonitor
US /ˈmɑ:nɪtə(r)/
UK /ˈmɒnɪtə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To observe and keep a record of something
- To observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review.
- Noun
- A senior student at school
- Electronic screen on which you can see images
A2TOEICMoremotivate
US /ˈmotəˌvet/
UK /'məʊtɪveɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone a reason, the will to do something
A2TOEICMoreon a daily basis
US
UK
- Phrase
- Happening every day.
A1Moreone step ahead
US /wʌn stɛp əˈhɛd/
UK /wʌn step əˈhed/
- Adjective
- Having an advantage or being more prepared than others.
- Phrase
- Planning or thinking in advance.
B1Morepharmacy
US /ˈfɑ:rməsi/
UK /ˈfɑ:məsi/
- Countable Noun
- Shop where medicines are prepared and sold
B1Morephenomenal
US /fɪˈnɑmənəl/
UK /fəˈnɒmɪnl/
- Adjective
- Amazing; remarkable
- Relating to or consisting of phenomena.
B2Morepractise
US /ˈpræktɪs/
UK /ˈpræktɪs/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To work as a doctor or lawyer
- To do something many times to improve a skill
A2Morerather than
US
UK
- Adverb
- More exactly; more correctly
- Preferably; instead
- Preposition
- Instead of
A1Morerationale
US /ˌræʃəˈnæl/
UK /ˌræʃəˈnɑ:l/
- Noun
- Explanation of justification for something
B2Moresame time
US
UK
- Phrase
- Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
- Noun
- An equal duration or period.
A1Moresession
US /ˈsɛʃən/
UK /ˈseʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Period of time used for a specific activity
- Series of meetings for e.g. a court, legislature
A2TOEICMoresolve
US /sɑ:lv/
UK /sɒlv/
- Transitive Verb
- To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
A2TOEICMorestand out
US /stænd aʊt/
UK /stænd aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To be noticeably better than other similar ones
A1Morestruggle
US /ˈstrʌɡəl/
UK /'strʌɡl/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try very hard to do something difficult
- To fight or struggle violently
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong efforts made to do something difficult
- A difficult or challenging situation or task
A2Moresuch as
US /sʌtʃ æz/
UK /sʌtʃ æz/
- Preposition
- For example; like
A1Moresupportive
US /səˈpɔ:rtɪv/
UK /səˈpɔ:tɪv/
- Adjective
- Providing help and support to someone or something
B1TOEICMoresustainable
US /səˈsteɪnəbl/
UK /səˈsteɪnəbl/
- Adjective
- Capable of continuing for a long time
- Able to be maintained without running out of
B2Moreteamwork
US /ˈtimˌwə:k/
UK /ˈti:mwɜ:k/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Cooperative work done by a team
- Coordinated effort among members of a sports team to achieve a common goal.
C1Moretheatre
US /ˈθi:ətər/
UK /ˈθiətə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where plays are seen
- The place operations are performed in a hospital
A2Morewandering
US /'wɒndərɪŋ/
UK /'wɒndərɪŋ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move through a place with no particular purpose
- Transitive Verb
- To follow a path or route with many turns
A2Morework in
US /wɚk ɪn/
UK /wə:k in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To make an opening for something in your schedule
- To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
A1More
Vocabulary
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- in terms of
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
- such as: For example; like
- as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
- at the moment: At this time; now
- help out: To assist someone
- got to: To arrive at some place
- one step ahead: Having an advantage or being more prepared than others.
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- on a daily basis: Happening every day.
- stand out
- learning: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- class: To place things into groups by common qualities
- teach: To help someone learn or do something
- practise: To work as a doctor or lawyer
- help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- coming: To arrive at a place
- test: To be given a medical examination
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- room: All of the people inside a particular room
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- team: Group of people working on a task together
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- theatre: Place where plays are seen
- cent: 100th of the basic unit of money e.g. a dollar
- discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
- friendly: Acting like a friend; kind and helpful
- prepared: To make something ready for use
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- pharmacy: Shop where medicines are prepared and sold
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- communication: Talking to people; giving information to people
- competitiveness: Aggressive willingness to win
- employment: The state of being in work or having a job
- attend: To take care of someone in need
- session: Period of time used for a specific activity
- lecture: To speak to someone to show anger or warn them
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- employer: Person or company that hires workers
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- curriculum: Group of related courses in a school or college
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- critical: Making a negative judgment of something
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
- express: To send something by fast mail
- motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
- meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
- wandering: To move through a place with no particular purpose
- learner: Someone gaining knowledge or skill through study
- graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
- interactive: Acting or influencing others
- educational: Intended to teach or inform
- formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
- analysis: Careful study to better understand something
- facilitate: To make an action or process easier
- teamwork: Cooperative work done by a team
- authentic: From a reliable source; accurate; true
- sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
- collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
- fabulous: Almost impossible to believe, incredible
- supportive: Providing help and support to someone or something
- incentive: Something that encourages you to do something
- lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
- phenomenal: Amazing; remarkable
- clicker: A device that makes clicking sounds
- rationale: Explanation of justification for something
- healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
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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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