almond
US /ˈɑmənd/
UK /ˈɑ:mənd/
- Countable Noun
- Type of long flat nut
B2Moreas one
US
UK
- Adverb
- Acting or moving together at the same time.
- In complete agreement or unity.
- Phrase
- With a single voice or opinion; unanimously.
- In perfect harmony or unison.
A1Moreassociation
US /əˌsoʊʃi'eɪʃn/
UK /əˌsəʊʃɪ'eɪʃn/
- Noun
- Organization of people with the same interest
B1TOEICMoreat home
US /æt hom/
UK /æt həum/
- Phrase
- In one's own residence or country.
- Adjective
- Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
at least
US /æt list/
UK /æt li:st/
- Adverb
- As a minimum
- Not less than
- Phrase
- No less than; at the minimum
- Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
C2Moreaware
US /əˈwɛr/
UK /əˈwɛə/
- Adjective
- Knowing or feeling that something exists
A2TOEICMorebeverage
US /ˈbɛvərɪdʒ, ˈbɛvrɪdʒ/
UK /ˈbevərɪdʒ/
- Countable Noun
- A drink other than water
B2TOEICMorecall out
US /kɔl aʊt/
UK /kɔ:l aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To criticize someone to modify their behavior
- To announce or specify, e.g. in a list
- Transitive Verb
- To summon or request the presence of someone, especially for assistance or service.
- To publicly criticize or denounce someone for their actions or behavior.
A1Morecalorie
US /ˈkæləri/
UK /'kælərɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Unit for measuring the amount of energy in food
- A kilocalorie, equal to 1000 small calories, used to measure the energy content of food.
B2Morecandy
US /ˈkændi/
UK /ˈkændi/
- Countable Noun
- Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
- Transitive Verb
- To coat food with sugar
B2Morecheck out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Morecontent
US /ˈkɑnˌtɛnt/
UK /'kɒntent/
- Adjective
- Being happy or satisfied
- In a state of peaceful happiness.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Information in something, e.g. book or computer
- The subject matter of a book, speech, etc.
A2Morecontext
US /ˈkɑnˌtɛkst/
UK /ˈkɒntekst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
A2Morecreme
US /k'rem/
UK /k'rem/
- Noun
- (Cookery) cream
C2Moredrink in
US /drɪŋk ɪn/
UK /driŋk in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To absorb or take in something with great enjoyment.
A1Moredrink to
US /drɪŋk tə/
UK /drɪŋk tə/
- other
- To raise a glass to honor or celebrate someone or something.
B1Moreexaggeration
US /ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreʃən/
UK /ɪgˌzædʒəˈreɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of trying to make things seem more extreme
B1Morefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
foundation
US /faʊnˈdeʃən/
UK /faunˈdeiʃən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Base or important starting point
- Underground base on which building is constructed
C1TOEICMorefraction
US /ˈfrækʃən/
UK /ˈfrækʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small part of something
- A numerical quantity that is not a whole number (e.g., 1/2, 0.5).
B1TOEICMorefridge
US /frɪdʒ/
UK /frɪdʒ/
- Noun
- An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
A2Moreindependent
US /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/
UK /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/
- Adjective
- Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
- Not connected with or influenced by something else.
- Noun
- A person not connected to a political party
- Someone who is independent, especially in politics or business.
A2TOEICMoreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Moreintake
US /ˈɪnˌtek/
UK /ˈɪnteɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of something that a person's body consumes
- Act of consuming something
B1Morelimit
US /ˈlɪmɪt/
UK /'lɪmɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- A line or edge marking the boundary of an area.
- Transitive Verb
- To stop or prevent an increase past a point
A2TOEICMorelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremash
US /mæʃ/
UK /mæʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something soft by beating or crushing it
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Cooked potatoes, etc. crushed and served hot
B2Moremedium
US /ˈmidiəm/
UK /'mi:dɪəm/
- Noun
- Method of expressing ideas or feelings
- Something available in a middle size or condition
A2TOEICMorenutrition
US /nuˈtrɪʃən, nju-/
UK /njuˈtrɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
- Food and other things you eat or drink
B1Morenutritional
US /njuˈtrɪʃənl:/
UK /njʊ'trɪʃənl/
- Adjective
- (Of foods) having positive effects on your health
B1Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreoffender
US /əˈfɛndɚ/
UK /ə'fendə(r)/
- Noun
- Person who breaks a law or other rule
B1TOEICMoreoffset
US /ˈɔ:fset/
UK /ˈɒfset/
- Transitive Verb
- To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
- Noun
- Compensation or counterbalance
- A printing technique in which the image is transferred to a rubber surface and then to paper.
B1TOEICMoreon the go
US /ɑn ði ɡo/
UK /ɔn ðə ɡəu/
- Adjective
- Very busy and active.
A1Moreopt
US /ɑ:pt/
UK /ɒpt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To choose one thing rather than other choices
B1Moreoption
US /ˈɑpʃən/
UK /'ɒpʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A choice
- A right to buy or sell something at a particular price within a particular period.
A2TOEICMoreoutrage
US /ˈaʊtˌredʒ/
UK /'aʊtreɪdʒ/
- Noun
- Very wrong or cruel act which causes great anger
- Transitive Verb
- To cause anger to due to wrong or cruel acts
B1Moreplenty
US /ˈplɛnti/
UK /'plentɪ/
- Pronoun
- When there is not too little of something; a lot
- Uncountable Noun
- A large or sufficient amount or quantity; abundance.
- A lot of something
A2Moreproper
US /ˈprɑpɚ/
UK /'prɒpə(r)/
- Adjective
- Correct according to social or moral rules
- Behaving in a polite and socially acceptable way.
A2TOEICMorequarter
US /ˈkwɔrtɚ/
UK /'kwɔ:tə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- 25 cents
- 3-month period of time for businesses, etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To split something into four equal parts
- To give a soldier a place to live for a short time
A2TOEICMorerecommend
US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/
UK /ˌrekə'mend/
- Transitive Verb
- To advise or suggest that someone do something
- To endorse or support something publicly.
A2TOEICMorereddit
US
UK
- Proper Noun
- Reddit is an American social news aggregation, content rating, and discussion website.
B2Morescratch
US /skrætʃ/
UK /skrætʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- To make a small cut or mark on a surface
- Noun
- Action of rubbing your skin when itchy
- A small cut or mark on a surface
B1TOEICMoreshove
US /ʃʌv/
UK /ʃʌv/
- Transitive Verb
- To roughly push someone or something away
- Noun
- Rough push on something or someone
B2Moreslight
US /slaɪt/
UK /slaɪt/
- Adjective
- Small (amount, quality)
- Appearing thin, delicate and physically weak
- Transitive Verb
- To ignore or treat rudely and with no respect
B1Moresoda
US /ˈsoʊdə/
UK /ˈsəʊdə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sweet bubbly flavored drink
B2Morespecifically
US /spəˈsɪfɪkli/
UK /spəˈsɪfɪkli/
- Adverb
- As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- In a definite and clear manner.
A2Morestagger
US /ˈstæɡɚ/
UK /ˈstægə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To greatly surprise someone
B2Morestandard
US /ˈstændəd/
UK /'stændəd/
- Noun
- Official unit of measuring something
- Principle of behaving in a moral way
- Adjective
- Being the accepted normal level of quality
- (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
A2TOEICMoresugary
US /ˈʃʊɡəri/
UK /ˈʃʊgəri/
- Adjective
- Too sweet; insincere
- Containing or having a taste like sugar
B1Moresurprisingly
US /səˈpraɪzɪŋlɪ/
UK /sə'praɪzɪŋlɪ/
- Adverb
- In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
B1Moretalking about
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To discuss a particular topic.
- To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
A1Moretechnically
US /ˈtɛknɪkl:ɪ/
UK /ˈteknɪkli/
- Adverb
- In an exact and particular manner
- With technical skill or expertise.
A2Morevisible
US /ˈvɪzəbəl/
UK /ˈvɪzəbl/
- Adjective
- Can see, easily seen or understood
B1TOEICMorewhopping
US /ˈwɑ:pɪŋ/
UK /ˈwɒpɪŋ/
- Adjective
- (Informal) huge; very big
C1More
Vocabulary
- on the go: Very busy and active.
- call out: To criticize someone to modify their behavior
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- at least: As a minimum
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- drink in: To absorb or take in something with great enjoyment.
- drink to: To raise a glass to honor or celebrate someone or something.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- check out
- context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- whopping: (Informal) huge; very big
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- beverage: A drink other than water
- proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- fraction: Small part of something
- foundation: Base or important starting point
- association: Organization of people with the same interest
- fridge: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- technically: In an exact and particular manner
- option: A choice
- intake: Amount of something that a person's body consumes
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- nutrition: Scientific study of the effects of foods on health
- slight: Small (amount, quality)
- exaggeration: Act of trying to make things seem more extreme
- quarter: 25 cents
- medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- opt: To choose one thing rather than other choices
- almond: Type of long flat nut
- shove: To roughly push someone or something away
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- offset: To compensate for or counterbalance the effect of
- nutritional: (Of foods) having positive effects on your health
- pound: The # key on a keyboard
- outrage: Very wrong or cruel act which causes great anger
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- surprisingly: In an unexpected manner; to an unexpected degree
- calorie: Unit for measuring the amount of energy in food
- offender: Person who breaks a law or other rule
- sugary: Too sweet; insincere
- mash: To make something soft by beating or crushing it
- stagger: To greatly surprise someone
- soda: Sweet bubbly flavored drink
- candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
- creme: (Cookery) cream
- reddit: Reddit is an American social news aggregation, content rating, and discussion website.
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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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