after hours
US
UK
- Adverb
- After the usual closing time.
- Adjective
- Occurring or done after the usual closing time.
A1Morealong with
US /əˈlɔŋ wɪð/
UK /əˈlɔŋ wið/
- Preposition
- In addition to; together with.
- Adverb
- In company or together with someone or something.
- Including; in addition to.
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US /ˈbækˌɡraʊnd/
UK /ˈbækgraʊnd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Images, color, or information behind the main one
- Someone's personal work and educational history
- Adjective
- Done or existing in a less noticeable or important way
- Hidden or not easily seen
A2TOEICMorefor instance
US /fɔr ˈɪnstəns/
UK /fɔ: ˈinstəns/
- Adverb
- As an example.
- Phrase
- As an example.
- As an illustration or case in point
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US /ˈmænɪdʒmənt/
UK /'mænɪdʒmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- People who are in control of a business or group
- Uncountable Noun
- The process of dealing with or controlling things or people.
- The skill of organizing and controlling resources.
A2TOEICMoremedical
US /ˈmɛdɪkəl/
UK /ˈmedɪkl/
- Adjective
- Of or relating to physical health or medicine
- Noun
- A health check or test
A2Morephone number
US
UK
- Countable Noun
- A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
A1Morepress
US /prɛs/
UK /pres/
- Noun
- Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- General term for TV, radio, newspapers
- Transitive Verb
- To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
- To repeatedly ask someone to do something
A2TOEICMoreproperty
US /ˈprɑpəti/
UK /'prɒpətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Particular quality that someone or something has
- Buildings or piece of land owned by someone
A2TOEICMorerather than
US
UK
- Adverb
- More exactly; more correctly
- Preferably; instead
- Preposition
- Instead of
A1Moreset up
US /sɛt ʌp/
UK /set ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To make arrangements for something; establish
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrange or prepare something for use.
- To start a business, organization, etc.
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US /ˈvɚtʃuəl/
UK /ˈvɜ:tʃuəl/
- Adjective
- Existing only on the internet or on a computer
- Existing only in a digital world
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Vocabulary
- after hours: After the usual closing time.
- set up
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- phone number: A sequence of digits assigned to a telephone subscriber, used to make a call to that phone.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- for instance: As an example.
- forward: Toward what is ahead; in front
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- business: A company formed for making profit
- call: A order or request for action
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- property: Particular quality that someone or something has
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- virtual: Existing only on the internet or on a computer
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- management: People who are in control of a business or group
- medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
- background: Images, color, or information behind the main one
- voice: Ability to sing well
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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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