at times
US /æt taɪmz/
UK /æt taɪmz/
- Phrase
- Sometimes; occasionally.
A1Moreathlete
US /ˈæθˌlit/
UK /ˈæθli:t/
- Countable Noun
- Person trained to compete in sports
- Adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of athletes.
B1Moreaudience
US /ˈɔdiəns/
UK /ˈɔ:diəns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
A2TOEICMoreawesome
US /ˈɔsəm/
UK /'ɔ:səm/
- Adjective
- Great; wonderful; stupendous
B2TOEICMorebring to
US /brɪŋ tu/
UK /briŋ tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
A1Morecease
US /sis/
UK /si:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
B1Morecharacter
US /ˈkærəktɚ/
UK /'kærəktə(r)/
- Noun
- Person in a story, movie or play
- Writing symbols, e.g. alphabet or Chinese writing
A2Moreclimate
US /ˈklaɪmɪt/
UK /ˈklaɪmət/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- The general attitudes, feelings, or opinions that people have at a particular time.
A2Morecolleague
US /ˈkɑlˌiɡ/
UK /'kɒli:ɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person you work or cooperate with
- A fellow member of a profession
A2Morecomrade
US /ˈkɑ:mræd/
UK /ˈkɒmreɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Someone you work or fight side by side with
- A companion who shares one's activities or is a fellow member of an organization.
B2Morecrown
US /kraʊn/
UK /kraʊn/
- Transitive Verb
- To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
- To officially give someone the winners title
- Noun
- A gold ring put on a King or Queen’s head
- An artificial cap on a tooth
B1Moredignity
US /ˈdɪgnəti/
UK /ˈdɪgnəti/
- Noun
- Person of high rank deserving respect
- Quality or state of deserving respect
B1TOEICMoredynamic
US /daiˈnæmik/
UK /daɪˈnæmɪk/
- Adjective
- Always active or energetic; getting things done
B1TOEICMoreescape
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
A2Moreflawless
US /ˈflɔlɪs/
UK /'flɔ:ləs/
- Adjective
- With no imperfections or errors
B1TOEICMorefor the world
US /fɚ ðə wɝld/
UK /fə ðə wɜ:ld/
- other
- Used to emphasize something would never happen.
B2Moregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Moregrant
US /ɡrænt/
UK /ɡrɑ:nt/
- Transitive Verb
- To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
- To give or let someone do what they want
- Uncountable Noun
- Money given for education or research
A2TOEICMorehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehonor
US /ˈɑnɚ/
UK /'ɒnə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To fulfill an agreement
- To give an award to someone
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Award you get for doing well; prize, title, etc.
- Chance to do something special; privilege
B2TOEICMoreincredible
US /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/
UK /ɪnˈkredəbl/
- Adjective
- Very good; amazing
- Really good; amazing; great
A2TOEICMoreincredibly
US /ɪnˈkrɛdəblɪ/
UK /ɪnˈkredəbli/
- Adverb
- To a great degree; very; amazingly
- Extremely; so much so it is hard to believe
A2Moreinhabit
US /ɪnˈhæbɪt/
UK /ɪnˈhæbɪt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To live in a certain area or place
B1TOEICMoreinternal
US /ɪnˈtɚnəl/
UK /inˈtə:nəl/
- Adjective
- Being or happening in the body
- Being, happening in a country, state, organization
B1TOEICMorelook after
US /lʊk ˈæftɚ/
UK /luk ˈɑ:ftə/
- Phrasal Verb
- To take care of someone or something
A1Morelook into
US /lʊk ˈɪntu/
UK /luk ˈɪntuː/
- Phrasal Verb
- To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
A1Moremartial
US /ˈmɑ:rʃl/
UK /ˈmɑ:ʃl/
- Adjective
- Concerning fighting, war, or soldiers
B1Moremention
US /ˈmɛnʃən/
UK /'menʃn/
- Transitive Verb
- To refer to or talk or write about something
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of referring to or talking about something
- A formal acknowledgement of something
A2TOEICMorenobility
US /noʊˈbɪləti/
UK /nəʊˈbɪləti/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being noble, admirable and honorable
B1Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreout there
US /aʊt ðɛr/
UK /aut ðɛə/
- Adverb
- In or to a place that is far away
- Existing in the universe
- Adjective
- Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
- Existing or available.
A1Moreoverwhelmed
US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlmd/
UK /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛlmd/
- Transitive Verb
- To defeat something or someone completely
- To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
- Adjective
- Feeling like you have so much to do that you can't even get started.
- Feeling like you are unable to cope with something
B2Morepanther
US /ˈpænθɚ/
UK /ˈpænθə(r)/
- Noun
- Black leopard
- A sports team with the panther as their mascot.
C1Moreperformance
US / pɚˈfɔrməns/
UK /pə'fɔ:məns/
- Noun
- Act of doing something
- Activity done to entertain an audience
A2TOEICMorepresence
US /ˈprɛzəns/
UK /ˈprezns/
- Noun
- The same place or area that a person is
- Ability to reach a market, group of people etc.
A2Moreprevious
US /ˈpriviəs/
UK /ˈpri:viəs/
- Adjective
- Existing or happening before the present time
- Existing or occurring immediately before in time or order.
- Noun
- A button or link that allows navigation to a preceding item or page.
A2TOEICMoreprofessional
US /prəˈfɛʃənəl/
UK /prə'feʃənl/
- Adjective
- Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- Acting/done properly as a qualified person would
- Noun
- Highly qualified person, e.g. lawyer or doctor
- One who plays a sport or similar activity as a job
A2TOEICMoreproud
US /praʊd/
UK /praʊd/
- Adjective
- Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- Having or showing respect for yourself; having dignity.
B1TOEICMorerespect
US /rɪˈspɛkt/
UK /rɪ'spekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To follow the established rules
- To think very highly of another person
- Noun
- Behavior that follows the established rules
- Regard or admiration for someone or something
A2TOEICMorerole
US /rol/
UK /rəʊl/
- Noun
- Character played by an actor
- Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility
A2Morestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moretribe
US /traɪb/
UK /traɪb/
- Noun
- Racial group united by language, religion, customs
B1Morevaluable
US /ˈvæljuəbəl, ˈvæljə-/
UK /ˈvæljuəbl/
- Adjective
- Being useful or important
- Being worth a lot of money
B1TOEICMorewith dignity
US
UK
- Phrase
- In a manner that shows respect and seriousness.
- In a noble and honorable manner.
A1Moreyell
US /jɛl/
UK /jel/
- Noun
- A sudden loud cry or shout
- Intransitive Verb
- To shout loudly at someone in pain or excitement
B1More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- going on: To continue doing something
- look into: To investigate or try to discover the reasons for
- look after: To take care of someone or something
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
- with dignity: In a manner that shows respect and seriousness.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
- at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
- incredible: Very good; amazing
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- presence: The same place or area that a person is
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
- amount: Quantity of something
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- dignity: Person of high rank deserving respect
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- athlete: Person trained to compete in sports
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- flawless: With no imperfections or errors
- valuable: Being useful or important
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- grant: To admit an opinion is true but not fully agreeing
- performance: Act of doing something
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- respect: To follow the established rules
- colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- honor: To fulfill an agreement
- role: Character played by an actor
- internal: Being or happening in the body
- leave: To go away from; depart
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- martial: Concerning fighting, war, or soldiers
- tribe: Racial group united by language, religion, customs
- cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
- crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
- yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
- inhabit: To live in a certain area or place
- nobility: State of being noble, admirable and honorable
- comrade: Someone you work or fight side by side with
- panther: Black leopard
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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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