adhere
US /ədˈhɪr/
UK /ədˈhɪə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To support a cause, political party, religion
- To stick to; make something stick to something
B2TOEICMoreairway
US /ˈɛrˌwe/
UK /ˈeəˌweɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Passage for air to pass through, e.g. your throat
- Route along which aircraft travel regularly
B2Moreamino
US /ə'miːnəʊ/
UK /ə'miːnəʊ/
- Noun
- Of some substances that form proteins
C2Moreapparatus
US /ˌæpəˈretəs, -ˈrætəs/
UK /ˌæpə'reɪtəs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Tools or instruments used for a specific activity
B1TOEICMorearrive at
US /əˈraɪv æt/
UK /əˈraiv æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
- To reach a conclusion or decision after thinking about something.
A2Morebacteria
US /bækˈtɪriə/
UK /bæk'tɪərɪə/
- Noun (plural)
- The very small creatures that can cause disease
B2Moreblueprint
US /ˈbluˌprɪnt/
UK /ˈblu:prɪnt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Plans of how buildings will be built
- Method use to plan or organize something
B2Morebubble
US /ˈbʌbəl/
UK /ˈbʌbl/
- Countable Noun
- A small ball of air inside of a liquid
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of a liquid) to produce bubbles, as when boiling
- To show intense emotion, e.g. excitement, anger
B1TOEICMorecarbon
US /ˈkɑrbən/
UK /'kɑ:bən/
- Uncountable Noun
- Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
B1Morecarry out
US /ˈkæri aʊt/
UK /ˈkæri aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To fulfill or perform your instructions, duty
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To perform or execute a task, order, or plan.
- To remove something or someone from a place.
A1Morechop
US /tʃɑp/
UK /tʃɒp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
- To hit someone with your hand
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A hit with the hand in a sideways motion
- Thick slice of meat still attached to a bone
B1Morecombine
US /kəmˈbaɪn/
UK /kəmˈbaɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To mix several things together to form one thing
- To harvest by means of a combine.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A harvesting machine for cutting, threshing, and cleaning grain.
- A mixture of different things.
A2Moredioxide
US /daɪˈɑksaɪd/
UK /daɪˈɒksaɪd/
- Noun
- An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
B2Moredna
US
UK
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Chemical in living cells with genetic information
B2Moreedge
US /ɛdʒ/
UK /edʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An advantage you have over others
- Cutting side of a sharp object
- Transitive Verb
- To cut something to make the blade sharp
- To go around the boundary of something
A2TOEICMoreendoplasmic
US /ˌendə'plazmɪk/
UK /ˌendə'plazmɪk/
- Adjective
- Inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
C2Moreenemy
US /ˈɛnəmi/
UK /ˈenəmi/
- Noun
- Something that stops you doing what you want
- Group, or people, you are opposed to
A2Moreenergy
US /ˈɛnədʒi/
UK /'enədʒɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Physical or mental strength
- Enthusiasm and determination.
A2Moreflexible
US /ˈflɛksəbəl/
UK /ˈfleksəbl/
- Adjective
- Bending easily
- Able to adjust to new events, requirements easily
B1TOEICMorefunction
US /ˈfʌŋkʃən/
UK /'fʌŋkʃn/
- Noun
- Social event, or party such as a wedding
- Mathematical operation used in calculations
- Intransitive Verb
- To serve a certain purpose or role
- To be operating, working or achieving its purpose
A2TOEICMoregiant
US /ˈdʒaɪənt/
UK /'dʒaɪənt/
- Countable Noun
- Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- Very successful, powerful person or organization
- Adjective
- Very large, or much bigger than other things
A2Moregrocery
US /'ɡroʊsərɪ/
UK /'ɡrəʊsərɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
- Countable Noun
- A store that sells food and household supplies.
B2TOEICMorehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morein a bubble
US /ɪn ə ˈbʌbl/
UK /ɪn ə ˈbʌbl/
- other
- Living isolated from reality or outside events.
B2Moreinvade
US /ɪnˈved/
UK /ɪnˈveɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To enter something causing a harmful result
- To enter (a country or region) so as to subjugate or occupy it.
B1Morelayer
US /ˈleɚ/
UK /ˈleiə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of several sheets of a material or object
- A covering of something spread over a surface.
- Transitive Verb
- To put things one on top of another
B1TOEICMoreleftover
US /ˈlɛftˌovɚ/
UK /ˈleftəʊvə(r)/
- Adjective
- (Of food) that you didn't eat at a meal
C2Morematerial
US /məˈtɪriəl/
UK /məˈtɪəriəl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Cloth; fabric
- Supplies or data needed to do a certain thing
- Adjective
- Relevant; (of evidence) important or significant
- Belonging to the world of physical things
A2Moremembrane
US /ˈmɛmˌbren/
UK /'membreɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Outside covering of a cell
- A thin covering of tissue or of a cell
B2Moremolecule
US /ˈmɑlɪˌkjul/
UK /ˈmɒlɪkju:l/
- Noun
- Two or more atoms chemically combined
B2Morenucleus
US /ˈnu:kliəs/
UK /ˈnju:kliəs/
- Noun
- Center of an atom
- Control center of a cell
B2Moreon earth
US /ɑn ɚθ/
UK /ɔn ə:θ/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- Used to emphasize that something is not possible or will not happen.
A1Moreoxygen
US /ˈɑksɪdʒən/
UK /'ɒksɪdʒən/
- Uncountable Noun
- A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- Oxygen administered as a medical treatment.
B1Morepretend
US /prɪˈtɛnd/
UK /prɪ'tend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To act as if something is true when it is not
- Adjective
- Not real; imaginary.
A2TOEICMoreprocess
US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/
UK /prə'ses/
- Transitive Verb
- To organize and use data in a computer
- To deal with official forms in the way required
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dealing with official forms in the way required
- Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
A2TOEICMoreprojection
US /prəˈdʒɛkʃən/
UK /prəˈdʒekʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A prediction; guess about future developments
- An image on a screen
B1TOEICMoreprotein
US /ˈprəʊˌtiːn/
UK /ˈprəʊti:n/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of molecules made from amino acids
B1Morerecognize
US /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/
UK /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept the truth or reality of something
- To consider something as important or special
A2TOEICMorerigid
US /ˈrɪdʒɪd/
UK /ˈrɪdʒɪd/
- Adjective
- Stiff rather than flexible
- Very fixed in your opinion or habits
B1Morescene
US /sin/
UK /si:n/
- Noun
- Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- View that looks like a picture
A2TOEICMoresection
US / ˈsɛkʃən/
UK /'sekʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A part of a whole
- Specific group of people from a larger group
- Transitive Verb
- To divide something into smaller parts
B1TOEICMoresneaky
US /ˈsniki/
UK /ˈsni:ki/
- Adjective
- Deceptive and underhand
B2Moresneeze
US /sniz/
UK /sni:z/
- Noun
- Act of air suddenly being forced out of nose/mouth
- Intransitive Verb
- To suddenly force air out of nose/mouth
B1Morestructure
US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- A building or other man-made object.
- Transitive Verb
- To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
A2TOEICMoresuck
US /sʌk/
UK /sʌk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- Transitive Verb
- To pull or remove something with great power
- To attract someone; make someone interested
B1Morethick
US /θɪk/
UK /θɪk/
- Adjective
- Difficult to see through, as fog
- Full of (people, etc.)
- Adverb
- In close association or friendship.
A2Moretiny
US /ˈtaɪni/
UK /'taɪnɪ/
- Adjective
- Very, very small
A2Moreto pieces
US /tu ˈpisɪz/
UK /tu ˈpi:sɪz/
- other
- Broken into many small parts.
B2Moretrack
US /træk/
UK /træk/
- Transitive Verb
- To use marks to follow a wild animal
- To move a certain way/follow a particular course
- Noun
- A circular course for running
- Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
A2TOEICMoretrack down
US /træk daʊn/
UK /træk daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out where someone is; hunt; chase
- Transitive Verb
- To find someone or something after a long or difficult search.
A2Morevirus
US /ˈvaɪrəs/
UK /'vaɪrəs/
- Noun
- File secretly put on computers to cause harm
- Living organism that causes disease or sickness
B1Morework together
US /wɚk təˈɡɛðɚ/
UK /wə:k təˈɡeðə/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
A1More
Vocabulary
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
- to pieces: Broken into many small parts.
- carry out
- in a bubble: Living isolated from reality or outside events.
- track down: To find out where someone is; hunt; chase
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- have to: Must do
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- material: Cloth; fabric
- grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
- protein: Group of molecules made from amino acids
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- tiny: Very, very small
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- edge: An advantage you have over others
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- section: A part of a whole
- rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
- giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- leftover: (Of food) that you didn't eat at a meal
- flexible: Bending easily
- apparatus: Tools or instruments used for a specific activity
- oxygen: A gas in the air that we need to breathe
- sneaky: Deceptive and underhand
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
- combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
- enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
- energy: Physical or mental strength
- dioxide: An oxide containing two oxides per molecule
- carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
- invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
- chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
- membrane: Outside covering of a cell
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- adhere: To support a cause, political party, religion
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- sneeze: Act of air suddenly being forced out of nose/mouth
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- nucleus: Center of an atom
- bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
- projection: A prediction; guess about future developments
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- amino: Of some substances that form proteins
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- live: To be alive
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- blueprint: Plans of how buildings will be built
- airway: Passage for air to pass through, e.g. your throat
- endoplasmic: Inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
- dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
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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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