absolutely
US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/
UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/
- Adverb
- Completely; totally; very
- Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
A2Moreaccelerate
US /ækˈsɛləˌret/
UK /əkˈseləreɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to occur earlier than expected
- To increase the speed or rate of something
B1TOEICMoreaccess
US /ˈæksɛs/
UK /'ækses/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
- Transitive Verb
- To be able to use or have permission to use
A2TOEICMoreannoying
US /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/
UK /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone angry
- Adjective
- A little angry; upset
B1TOEICMoreaudience
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
B2TOEICMorebasically
US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/
UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/
- Adverb
- Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
A2Morebold
US /bold/
UK /bəʊld/
- Adjective
- Brave; very confident; too confident
- Having a strong, vivid, or striking appearance or flavor
- Noun
- Darker heavier shade of a font
B1Morecampaign
US /kæmˈpen/
UK /kæm'peɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Series of actions meant to achieve a goal
- A planned set of military activities intended to achieve a particular objective.
A2TOEICMorecommit
US /kəˈmɪt/
UK /kə'mɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To do something bad, usually a crime
- To promise your permanent love or loyalty (to)
A2TOEICMoreconstant
US /ˈkɑnstənt/
UK /'kɒnstənt/
- Adjective
- Happening frequently or without pause
- Remaining the same over time or not changing.
- Noun
- Thing that happens always or at a regular rate
- A physical quantity that is believed to have a fixed value and is used in calculations.
A2TOEICMorecount on
US /kaʊnt ɑn/
UK /kaunt ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To depend on someone
- To be confident of and expect something
A2Morecraft
US /kræft/
UK /krɑ:ft/
- Transitive Verb
- To make by hand and with much skill
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Job requiring a worker to have specific skills
- Vehicle that travels on water or through the air
B1Moredistribution
US /ˌdɪstrəˈbjuʃən/
UK /ˌdɪstrɪˈbju:ʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dividing or spreading out to others
- Act of sending products to stores to sell
- Adjective
- Sending products to stores to sell
B1Moreengage
US /ɪn'gedʒ/
UK /ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To start to fight with an enemy
- To hire someone for a task or job
A2TOEICMoreentire
US /ɛnˈtaɪr/
UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- Undivided; not shared or distributed.
A2TOEICMorefinancial
US /faɪˈnænʃ(ə)l/
UK /faɪˈnænʃl/
- Adjective
- Involving money
- Relating to investments.
- Countable Noun
- A person who provides advice on financial matters.
A2TOEICMoregain access
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To obtain the ability or right to enter or use something.
B1Morein exchange for
US /ɪn ɪksˈtʃendʒ fɔr/
UK /in iksˈtʃeindʒ fɔ:/
- Phrase
- Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
B1Morein form
US /ɪn fɔrm/
UK /in fɔ:m/
- Adjective
- In good physical condition; fit.
- Performing at a high level; doing well.
- Phrase
- In the correct or prescribed format.
A1Morein mind
US /ɪn maɪnd/
UK /in maind/
- Phrase
- Being aware of or considering something.
- To remember or consider something.
A2Morein order to
US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/
UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/
- Preposition
- For the purpose of; with the aim of.
- Phrase
- In a specific sequence or arrangement.
- With the aim of; for the purpose of.
C1Morein reason
US /ɪn ˈrizən/
UK /ɪn ˈri:zən/
- other
- Within sensible or acceptable limits.
B2Moreinitial
US /ɪˈnɪʃəl/
UK /ɪ'nɪʃl/
- Noun
- First letter of your given name
- The beginning or commencement of something.
- Transitive Verb
- To authorize something by writing your initials
- To mark or sign with one's initials.
A2TOEICMoreleverage
US /ˈlɛvərɪdʒ, ˈlivə-/
UK /'li:vərɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An advantage which gives you influence or power
- An advantage gained through the use of resources or a strategic position
- Transitive Verb
- To use an advantage which gives you influence
B2TOEICMoreon steroids
US
UK
- Phrase
- Greatly enhanced or intensified; more powerful or effective than usual.
- Adjective
- Using anabolic steroids to enhance physical performance.
pitch
US /pɪtʃ/
UK /pɪtʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- To throw a baseball to a batter
- Noun
- Act of throwing a baseball for someone to hit
- Playing fields in sports, e.g. for soccer
B1TOEICMorepresentation
US /ˌprɛzənˈteʃən, ˌprizən-/
UK /ˌpreznˈteɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of giving a formal talk about something
- Way in which something is displayed or shown
A2Moreprocess
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
A2TOEICMorereach out
US /ritʃ aʊt/
UK /ri:tʃ aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To attempt to communicate with someone.
- To offer help and support to someone.
B1Moresignature
US /ˈsɪɡnətʃɚ/
UK /ˈsɪgnətʃə(r)/
- Adjective
- Something that represents a person's work or style
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person's name written in their handwriting
- The key in which a piece of music is written, indicated by sharps or flats at the beginning of the stave.
B1Morespread
US /sprɛd/
UK /spred/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- The distance between two things
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To place over a large area; to cover a large area
- (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
A2TOEICMoretraction
US /ˈtrækʃən/
UK /ˈtrækʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Force causing moving thing to stick, e.g. on roads
C1Moretrailer
US /ˈtrelɚ/
UK /'treɪlə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
- Vehicle pulled by a truck/car to transport things
C2Moretypically
US /ˈtɪpɪklɪ/
UK /ˈtɪpɪkli/
- Adverb
- In a normal or usual way
B1Moreunique
US /juˈnik/
UK /jʊ'ni:k/
- Adjective
- Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- Remarkably special or unusual.
A2TOEICMoreviral
US /ˈvaɪrəl/
UK /ˈvaɪrəl/
- Adjective
- Of or caused by a virus
- Becoming very popular by circulating quickly from person to person, especially through the Internet.
B2More
Vocabulary
- gain access: To obtain the ability or right to enter or use something.
- on steroids: Greatly enhanced or intensified; more powerful or effective than usual.
- in reason: Within sensible or acceptable limits.
- in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
- reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
- in form: In good physical condition; fit.
- in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
- count on: To depend on someone
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- constant: Happening frequently or without pause
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- typically: In a normal or usual way
- campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- annoying: To make someone angry
- viral: Of or caused by a virus
- presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
- initial: First letter of your given name
- financial: Involving money
- leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- craft: To make by hand and with much skill
- signature: Something that represents a person's work or style
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- great: Very good; better than before
- traction: Force causing moving thing to stick, e.g. on roads
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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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