anti
US /ˈæntaɪ, -ti/
UK /'æntɪ/
- Adjective
- A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
B2Morebase
US /bes/
UK /beɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
- Transitive Verb
- To use as the starting point or origin for
- To have as the main location for (company, etc.)
A2TOEICMorebathroom
US /ˈbæθru:m/
UK /ˈbɑ:θru:m/
- Noun
- Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
B1Morebobby
US /ˈbɑ:bi/
UK /ˈbɒbi/
- Noun
- Police officer (UK slang)
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
C1Morebuddy
US /ˈbʌdi/
UK /'bʌdɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Friend, usually male
- A term of address, often used informally.
B2Morecast
US /kæst/
UK /kɑ:st/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- People who appear in a play or movie
- Small amount of a particular color
- Transitive Verb
- To give specific roles to actors in a movie, play
- To describe someone's personality or character
A2Morecritic
US /ˈkrɪtɪk/
UK /'krɪtɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who judges (e.g. art) and gives opinions
- A person who tends to find fault or express adverse criticism.
A2Morecrush
US /krʌʃ/
UK /krʌʃ/
- Noun
- Strong attraction to someone
- Transitive Verb
- To break something into small pieces by pressing
- To defeat someone or something (in a game)
B1TOEICMorecrystal
US /ˈkrɪstəl/
UK /'krɪstl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
- Rock with regularly repeating internal structure
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
B1Morecue
US /kju/
UK /kju:/
- Noun
- Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
- Transitive Verb
- To give a signal telling someone when to act/speak
B2Moredepress
US /dɪˈprɛs/
UK /dɪ'pres/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone feel sad or miserable
- To push something down
B2Moredisco
US /ˈdɪsko/
UK /'dɪskəʊ/
- Countable Noun
- Public dance hall for dancing to popular music
C2Moreforte
US /fɔ:rteɪ/
UK /ˈfɔ:teɪ/
- Noun
- Someone's strong point
C1Morefrank
US /fræŋk/
UK /fræŋk/
- Proper Noun
- Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
- Person's name
- Transitive Verb
- To stamp envelopes for posting
B2TOEICMoregloom
US /ɡlum/
UK /glu:m/
- Uncountable Noun
- Darkness; lack of light; dimness
B1Moregoodnight
US /ˌɡʊdˈnaɪt/
UK /ˌɡʊd'naɪt/
- Interjection
- (Said as you go to bed, leave someone at night)
B2Morehandy
US /ˈhændi/
UK /'hændɪ/
- Adjective
- Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
- Being skillful in performing small tasks
C2Moreharm
US /hɑrm/
UK /hɑ:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
- Noun
- Damage or injury
A2Morehire
US /haɪr/
UK /ˈhaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
- To give the use of something in exchange for money
- Noun
- Short term rental of something e.g. car, phone
A2TOEICMorehost
US /host/
UK /həʊst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Mass; a great number
- Person who entertains guests
- Transitive Verb
- To be the sponsor of an event, e.g. the Olympics
- To lead or start a party, program, or other event
A2TOEICMoreintern
US /ɪnˈtɜ:rn/
UK /ɪnˈtɜ:n/
- Countable Noun
- Person working to get experience/train for a job
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a job as an intern
C2Morekid
US /kɪd/
UK /kɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- Adjective
- Made from young goat skin
A2Morelaundry
US /ˈlɔndri, ˈlɑn-/
UK /'lɔ:ndrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
- Clothes etc., that are to be washed, already washed
B2Moremagazine
US /ˈmægəzi:n/
UK /ˌmægəˈzi:n/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of a gun used for holding bullet
- Building or room used for storing military weapons
A2Moremalice
US /ˈmælɪs/
UK /'mælɪs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Intent to cause harm to someone; ill will
C1TOEICMoremiller
US /ˈmɪlɚ/
UK /'mɪlə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who grinds grain into flour
B2Morenorm
US /nɔ:rm/
UK /nɔ:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Standard or regular way of doing something
- An established standard of performance or behavior
- Transitive Verb
- To make something average (statistics)
B1Morenurse
US /nɜ:rs/
UK /nɜ:s/
- Countable Noun
- Person trained to care for sick or injured people
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To care for and look after someone who is sick
- To keep holding a bad feeling about someone
A2TOEICMoreof all time
US /ʌv ɔl taɪm/
UK /ɔv ɔ:l taim/
- Adjective
- The best or most significant in history.
- Phrase
- Ever; in all of history.
A1Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreoverrate
US /ˌoʊvərˈreɪt/
UK /ˌəʊvəˈreɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To put too high a value or worth on; overpraise
C2Morerandy
US /ˈrændi/
UK /'rændɪ/
- Adjective
- Wanting to have sex (often)
B2Moreread through
US /rid θru/
UK /ri:d θru:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To read something from beginning to end, often to find mistakes or check details.
- To read something quickly without paying attention to details.
- Noun
- A rehearsal where actors read through the script without acting it out fully.
A1Moreretire
US /rɪˈtaɪr/
UK /rɪ'taɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To stop using, producing, or servicing something
- Intransitive Verb
- To stop taking part in a competition or game
- To quit having jobs because you are old
A2TOEICMorescarf
US /skɑ:rf/
UK /skɑ:f/
- Transitive Verb
- To eat or drink something quickly
- Countable Noun
- Long piece of cloth worn around the neck
B1Moresketch
US /skɛtʃ/
UK /sketʃ/
- Noun
- Brief account of something without many details
- A drawing made quickly that lacks detail
- Transitive Verb
- To make a rough plan or idea of something
- To draw images roughly with a pencil
B1Morestraight
US /stret/
UK /streɪt/
- Adjective
- Not having curves, bends, or angles
- Not gay; heterosexual
- Adverb
- in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
- In a straight line; directly.
A2TOEICMoretake off
US /tek ɔf/
UK /teik ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To remove, e.g. your clothes
- To make arrangements to be absent from work
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To remove (an item of clothing).
- To depart; to leave.
A1Moretake over
US /tek ˈovɚ/
UK /teik ˈəuvə/
- Phrasal Verb
- To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- To assume control or possession of something.
A1Moreupside
US /ˈʌpˌsaɪd/
UK /ˈʌpsaɪd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Above, over
- Countable Noun
- A positive aspect; advantage
A2Morevan
US /væn/
UK /væn/
- Noun
- Truck with an enclosed cargo space
A2TOEICMorewaste
US /west/
UK /weɪst/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill or severely harm someone
- To use valuable things ineffectively
- Uncountable Noun
- Materials left over after a process has finished
A2TOEICMorewave
US /wev/
UK /weɪv/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Movement of sound, air or energy
- Deep and strong emotion that is suddenly felt
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause to move side to side or back and forth
A2Morewick
US /wɪk/
UK /wɪk/
- Noun
- Thread in center of candle that is lit and burns
C1More
Vocabulary
- read through: To read something from beginning to end, often to find mistakes or check details.
- take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
- take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- of all time: The best or most significant in history.
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- norm: Standard or regular way of doing something
- cast: People who appear in a play or movie
- laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- handy: Convenient, easy to use, easy to reach
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- buddy: Friend, usually male
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- harm: To damage, injure, or hurt someone or something
- crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
- intern: Person working to get experience/train for a job
- critic: Person who judges (e.g. art) and gives opinions
- sketch: Brief account of something without many details
- host: Mass; a great number
- hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
- scarf: To eat or drink something quickly
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- great: Very good; better than before
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- malice: Intent to cause harm to someone; ill will
- anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
- upside: Above, over
- retire: To stop using, producing, or servicing something
- live: To be alive
- wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
- drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
- magazine: Part of a gun used for holding bullet
- depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- kid: Child or young person
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- van: Truck with an enclosed cargo space
- forte: Someone's strong point
- gloom: Darkness; lack of light; dimness
- overrate: To put too high a value or worth on; overpraise
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- nurse: Person trained to care for sick or injured people
- wick: Thread in center of candle that is lit and burns
- miller: Someone who grinds grain into flour
- bobby: Police officer (UK slang)
- randy: Wanting to have sex (often)
- disco: Public dance hall for dancing to popular music
- goodnight: (Said as you go to bed, leave someone at night)
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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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