adult
US / əˈdʌlt, ˈædʌlt/
UK /ˈædʌlt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person or animal that is fully grown
- A fully grown animal.
- Adjective
- Being fully grown; mature; no longer a teenager
- Containing sexually explicit material.
A2TOEICMoreafford
US /əˈfɔrd, əˈford/
UK /ə'fɔ:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To make available, to provide
- To have enough money to pay for something
A2TOEICMoreallergic
US /əˈlədʒɪk/
UK /əˈlɜ:dʒɪk/
- Adjective
- Of or having a reaction to an allergy
B2Moreat the end of the day
US
UK
- Phrase
- Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- After a day's work or activities.
A1Moreaverage
US /ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ/
UK /'ævərɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- Transitive Verb
- To add numbers then divide by the number of items
A2TOEICMoreblank
US /blæŋk/
UK /blæŋk/
- Adjective
- Showing no emotion or understanding
- Being empty; not filled out; with no writing on it
- Noun
- Empty space on a form which you fill in
A2Morebro
US /broʊ/
UK /brəʊ/
- Countable Noun
- Shortened form of 'brother'
B2Morecomplicate
US /ˈkɑ:mplɪkeɪt/
UK /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make more difficult to do, understand or use
B1Morecouple
US /ˈkʌpəl/
UK /'kʌpl/
- Transitive Verb
- To join something to something else
- (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Two people in a romantic relationship
- Two of something; two people; a pair
A2Moreeffectiveness
US /əˈfɛktɪvnɪs/
UK /ɪˌfek'tɪvnɪs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Degree of how well something works or is done
B2Moreenhancement
US /ɪnˈhænsmənt/
UK /ɪn'hɑ:nsmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Improvement that makes something more agreeable
- A feature that improves something
B1Moreextreme
US /ɪkˈstrim/
UK /ɪk'stri:m/
- Adjective
- Very great in degree
- Farthest from a center
- Noun
- Effort that is thought more than is necessary
- The furthest point or limit of something.
B1Morefamiliar
US /fəˈmɪljɚ/
UK /fəˈmɪliə(r)/
- Adjective
- Well-known or easily recognized
- Having a good knowledge of something.
- Noun
- A close friend or associate.
- (In folklore) a spirit, often in animal form, believed to attend and serve a witch.
A2TOEICMorefilm
US /fɪlm/
UK /fɪlm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thin layer that covers something
- Movie
- Transitive Verb
- To record moving action with a camera
A2Morefranchise
US /ˈfrænˌtʃaɪz/
UK /'fræntʃaɪz/
- Noun
- Right to run a business using name of a company
- A right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory.
- Transitive Verb
- To sell the use of a brand to run a company
B2TOEICMoreget behind
US /ɡɛt bɪˈhaɪnd/
UK /ɡet biˈhaind/
- Phrasal Verb
- To support or encourage.
- To fail to make enough progress or to do something by a particular time.
going on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Morehang on
US /hæŋ ɑn/
UK /hæŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To wait for the person you phoned to answer
- To persevere or persist, especially in a difficult situation.
A2Morehike
US /haɪk/
UK /haɪk/
- Noun
- Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
- A long walk in mountains, etc. for exercise
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a large and unexpected increase in a price
- To take a long walk in mountains etc. for exercise
B1Morehonest
US /ˈɑnɪst/
UK /ˈɒnɪst/
- Adjective
- Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
A2TOEICMoreimpressive
US /ɪmˈprɛsɪv/
UK /ɪmˈpresɪv/
- Adjective
- Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- Having a strong effect, commanding attention.
B1TOEICMoreinception
US /ɪnˈsɛpʃən/
UK /ɪnˈsepʃn/
- Noun
- Beginning or start of (institution or business)
B2Moreinsurance
US /ɪnˈʃʊrəns/
UK /ɪnˈʃʊərəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
A2TOEICMorekit
US /kɪt/
UK /kɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
B1TOEICMorelegend
US /ˈlɛdʒənd/
UK /'ledʒənd/
- Noun
- List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
- Person famous for doing something very well
B1Moremarathon
US /'mærəθɑ:n/
UK /'mærəθən/
- Adjective
- Lasting for a long time
- Countable Noun
- Running race that is run over a distance of 42km
- A long-lasting event, often involving endurance or persistence.
B2Moremedical
US /ˈmɛdɪkəl/
UK /ˈmedɪkl/
- Adjective
- Of or relating to physical health or medicine
- Noun
- A health check or test
A2Morepharmaceutical
US /ˌfɑ:rməˈsu:tɪkl/
UK /ˌfɑ:məˈsu:tɪkl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the science of drugs and medicines
B2Morephase
US /fez/
UK /feɪz/
- Noun
- Different stages of the moon from new to full
- Distinct part or step in a process
- Transitive Verb
- To make happen in a gradual ordered way
A2Morepotter
US /'pɑ:tər/
UK /'pɒtə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
- Countable Noun
- Someone who makes pots, bowls etc. out of clay
C2Morerecap
US /riˈkæp/
UK /'ri:kæp/
- Noun
- Brief description of something that had been said
- Transitive Verb
- To describe or summarize the main points
C1TOEICMoreredeem
US /rɪˈdim/
UK /rɪ'di:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To exchange (coupon/voucher) for merchandise, etc.
B2TOEICMorereport back
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To give information about something that has happened or been done.
B1Morerequire
US /rɪˈkwaɪr/
UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To demand that someone does something
- To need to do something, to make it necessary
A2TOEICMorerhino
US /ˈraɪno/
UK /'raɪnəʊ/
- Noun
- Large mammal with one or two horns on its nose
B2Moreschedule
US /ˈskedʒu:l/
UK /ˈʃedju:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A list of events and their times
- A plan to do something at a certain time
- Transitive Verb
- To plan to do something at a certain time
A2TOEICMoresection
US / ˈsɛkʃən/
UK /'sekʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A part of a whole
- Specific group of people from a larger group
- Transitive Verb
- To divide something into smaller parts
B1TOEICMoreset to
US /sɛt tu/
UK /set tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
A1Moresinge
US /sɪndʒ/
UK /sɪndʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To burn lightly, often to remove hair
C2Moresolid
US /ˈsɑlɪd/
UK /'sɒlɪd/
- Adjective
- Being able to be trusted; reliable
- Substance that is hard or of fixed shape
- Noun
- Something firm or hard; not gas or liquid
A2Moresweetheart
US /ˈswi:thɑ:rt/
UK /ˈswi:thɑ:t/
- Noun
- Person loved by another person
B2Moretrial
US /ˈtraɪəl, traɪl/
UK /ˈtraɪəl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- Act or process of testing or experimenting
- Transitive Verb
- To be made or done as a test or experiment
A2TOEICMoretypically
US /ˈtɪpɪklɪ/
UK /ˈtɪpɪkli/
- Adverb
- In a normal or usual way
B1Moreupdate
US /ʌpˈdet/
UK /ˌʌpˈdeɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Addition of a current version of something
- New information or data to make more current
- Transitive Verb
- To download the latest version of software
- To make more current or modern
B1TOEICMoreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Morewizard
US /ˈwɪzəd/
UK /'wɪzəd/
- Countable Noun
- Man with magical powers
- Adjective
- Exceptionally good
B2Morework at
US /wɚk æt/
UK /wə:k æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have a job at a particular place or organization.
- To make an effort to improve something.
A1Morework in
US /wɚk ɪn/
UK /wə:k in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To make an opening for something in your schedule
- To fit person/thing into a schedule or sequence
A1More
Vocabulary
- set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
- report back: To give information about something that has happened or been done.
- get behind: To support or encourage.
- hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
- going on: To continue doing something
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
- work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
- recap: Brief description of something that had been said
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
- typically: In a normal or usual way
- extreme: Very great in degree
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- amount: Quantity of something
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- afford: To make available, to provide
- franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
- require: To demand that someone does something
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- section: A part of a whole
- allergic: Of or having a reaction to an allergy
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- couple: To join something to something else
- insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- leave: To go away from; depart
- phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- inception: Beginning or start of (institution or business)
- adult: Person or animal that is fully grown
- blank: Showing no emotion or understanding
- schedule: A list of events and their times
- active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
- fill: To make something full
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- legend: List of explanations of symbols on map, etc.
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
- marathon: Lasting for a long time
- redeem: To exchange (coupon/voucher) for merchandise, etc.
- pharmaceutical: Concerning the science of drugs and medicines
- wizard: Man with magical powers
- effectiveness: Degree of how well something works or is done
- kit: Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
- hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
- update: Addition of a current version of something
- potter: To spend time, e.g. gardening, without hurrying
- rhino: Large mammal with one or two horns on its nose
- bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
- singe: To burn lightly, often to remove hair
- sweetheart: Person loved by another person
- enhancement: Improvement that makes something more agreeable
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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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