agency
US /ˈedʒənsi/
UK /'eɪdʒənsɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Business that provides some service for others
B1TOEICMorecathedral
US /kəˈθidrəl/
UK /kəˈθi:drəl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large impressive main church in a particular area
B1Moreconfidence
US /ˈkɑnfɪdəns/
UK /'kɒnfɪdəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling that you can do well at something
- Feeling you can trust someone
A2Morecover a lot of ground
US /ˈkʌvɚ ə lɑt əv ˈgraʊnd/
UK /ˈkʌvə ə lɒt əv ˈgraund/
- other
- To discuss or deal with many topics or matters thoroughly.
B2Morecuriosity
US /ˌkjʊriˈɑsɪti/
UK /ˌkjʊərɪ'ɒsətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
- Eager desire to learn more about something
B1Moredeny
US /dɪˈnaɪ/
UK /dɪ'naɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To refuse to allow or accept something
A2TOEICMoredesert
US /ˈdɛzət/
UK /'dezət/
- Transitive Verb
- To leave a place for ever; abandon
- To leave when one is needed or expected to stay
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Bare area of land, often with few plants and water
- A punishment or reward that is deserved.
A2Morediagnose
US /ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊs/
UK /ˈdaɪəgnəʊz/
- Transitive Verb
- To determine the cause of an illness or problem
B1Moredisease
US /dɪˈziz/
UK /dɪˈzi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
- Transitive Verb
- To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
A2TOEICMoreempower
US /ɛmˈpaʊɚ/
UK /ɪm'paʊə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone a power or ability
B2Moreencounter
US /ɛnˈkaʊntɚ/
UK /ɪn'kaʊntə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- To meet someone or something unexpectedly
- Noun
- A chance meeting; unexpected or unplanned meeting
B1TOEICMoreexplore
US /ɪkˈsplɔr/
UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To examine something in detail to learn about it
- To travel to a place to discover more about it
A2TOEICMorein ways
US
UK
- Phrase
- In a manner or by methods that.
- In certain respects or aspects.
A1Morejourney
US /ˈdʒɚni/
UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/
- Noun
- Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel through a place
A2TOEICMorejoy
US /dʒɔɪ/
UK /dʒɔɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Deep happiness and pleasure about something
- Thing or person that causes pleasure or happiness
- Intransitive Verb
- To experience happiness or to be glad
A2Moremedicine
US /ˈmɛdɪsɪn/
UK /ˈmedsn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something used in treating illness or pain
- Science of preventing, treating, or curing disease
A2TOEICMorenavigate
US /ˈnævɪˌɡet/
UK /'nævɪɡeɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
- To deal successfully with something complex
B2Morepace
US /pes/
UK /peɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
- Single step, often used to measure a distance
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To set and control your speed, as in a race
- To walk with slow purposeful steps
A2Moreradiant
US /ˈrediənt/
UK /ˈreɪdiənt/
- Adjective
- Being bright
B2Moreremind
US /rɪˈmaɪnd/
UK /rɪ'maɪnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- To cause someone to think of something similar or related.
A2TOEICMorespectacular
US /spɛkˈtækjəlɚ/
UK /spekˈtækjələ(r)/
- Adjective
- Impressive or out of the ordinary
- Noun
- A lavish or elaborate display or performance.
B1Moretrip
US /trɪp/
UK /trɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To release an electrical switch
- To fall by catching your foot on something
- Noun
- Act of falling down; falling over an obstacle
- Journey or visit to a place
A2More
Vocabulary
- in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
- cover a lot of ground: To discuss or deal with many topics or matters thoroughly.
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- spectacular: Impressive or out of the ordinary
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
- pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
- deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- agency: Business that provides some service for others
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
- empower: To give someone a power or ability
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- trip: To release an electrical switch
- remind: To cause someone to remember what they forgot
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- cathedral: Large impressive main church in a particular area
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
- medicine: Something used in treating illness or pain
- radiant: Being bright
- joy: Deep happiness and pleasure about something
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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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Discover Your Courage: Road Trip Through Arizona | Expedia
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林宜悉 posted on 2022/06/22Ever wondered how to travel with confidence and joy, even with life's challenges? This video takes you on an inspiring road trip through Arizona, showing you how slow travel and connecting with nature can be incredibly empowering. You'll pick up practical phrases and see simple sentence structures in action, perfect for your daily English practice!
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