advance
US /ædˈvæns/
UK /əd'vɑ:ns/
- Noun
- Forward movement by an army
- An attempt to seduce someone
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (Of an army) to move forward
- To change or improve
A2TOEICMorebasically
US /ˈbesɪkəli,-kli/
UK /ˈbeɪsɪkli/
- Adverb
- Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- In essence; when you consider the most important aspects of something.
A2Morechameleon
US /kəˈmiljən, -ˈmiliən/
UK /kəˈmi:liən/
- Countable Noun
- Reptile that can change colors as camouflage
C1Moreconsume
US /kənˈsum/
UK /kən'sju:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- To take all your energy; focus the attention
A2TOEICMorecuriosity
US /ˌkjʊriˈɑsɪti/
UK /ˌkjʊərɪ'ɒsətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
- Eager desire to learn more about something
B1Moredistribute
US /dɪˈstrɪbjut/
UK /dɪˈstrɪbju:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To hand out or give to people
- To send products to stores to sell
A2Moreerror
US /ˈɛrɚ/
UK /ˈerə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is not correct; a mistake
- A malfunction or mistake in a computer program.
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a mistake.
A2TOEICMorefaculty
US /ˈfækəlti/
UK /'fækltɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Ability to do something with the power of the mind
- The teachers in a school or college
B1Moregas
US /ɡæs/
UK /ɡæs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
- Fuel used for cooking, heating houses etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To kill or disable someone with poisoned air
A2Moregot to
US /ɡɑt tu/
UK /gɔt tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrive at some place
- To have the opportunity or permission to do something
- Phrasal Verb
- To appeal to the emotions of; move
- To finally begin to start something after a delay
A1Moregrowth
US /groʊθ/
UK /grəʊθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Improvement, development in a skill over time
- Act of growing
- Countable Noun
- A mass on the skin or body part related to illness
A2TOEICMorehack
US /hæk/
UK /hæk/
- Transitive Verb
- To illegally access someone else's computer
- To cut away plants and branches to make a path
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dry cough
- Horse for hire to work or pull a vehicle for a fee
B1TOEICMorein advance
US /ɪn ædˈvæns/
UK /in ədˈvɑ:ns/
- Phrase
- Ahead of time; before something happens
- Noun
- A payment made before it is due, especially for work to be done
A2Morein town
US /ɪn taʊn/
UK /in taun/
- Phrase
- Present or available in the local area or city.
- Available or present in a particular place.
A1Morelogo
US /ˈloˌɡo/
UK /'ləʊɡəʊ/
- Noun
- Name, symbol or picture which represents a company
B2TOEICMorelook up to
US /lʊk ʌp tu/
UK /luk ʌp tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To respect or admire someone
A1Moremove to
US /muv tu/
UK /mu:v tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To change the place where you live or work.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To proceed to the next stage or action.
A2Morenext to
US /nɛkst tu/
UK /nekst tu:/
- Preposition
- Being located along side another
- In comparison with
- Adverb
- Almost; nearly
A1Morepassionate
US /ˈpæʃənɪt/
UK /ˈpæʃənət/
- Adjective
- Being easily excited to strong emotions
- Having strong sexual desires
A2Morephone
US /foʊn/
UK /fəʊn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To talk to someone using a telephone
- Noun
- Machine used to talk to someone who is far away
A2TOEICMorepress
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
A2TOEICMoreright next to
US
UK
- Preposition
- Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
- Figuratively very close to; on the verge of.
A1Morerole
US /rol/
UK /rəʊl/
- Noun
- Character played by an actor
- Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility
A2Moresection
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
B1TOEICMorespecific
US /spɪˈsɪfɪk/
UK /spəˈsɪfɪk/
- Adjective
- Precise; particular; just about that thing
- Concerning one particular thing or kind of thing
A2Morestore
US /stɔr, stor/
UK /stɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To put things in a place for later use
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where things are kept for future use
- Place where you can go to buy things
A2TOEICMorestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Morethink of
US /θɪŋk ʌv/
UK /θiŋk ɔv/
- Phrasal Verb
- To look on as (being something specific); consider
- To consider or remember something.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or call something to mind
A1Moretrial
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
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
- next to: Being located along side another
- in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
- in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
- look up to: To respect or admire someone
- move to: To change the place where you live or work.
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- section: A part of a whole
- curiosity: Something unusual and perhaps worthy of collecting
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- role: Character played by an actor
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- faculty: Ability to do something with the power of the mind
- hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- distribute: To hand out or give to people
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- piece: A counter in a board game
- point: An item to be discussed
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- person: Man, woman or child
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- part: Division of a book
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- growth: Improvement, development in a skill over time
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- chameleon: Reptile that can change colors as camouflage
- error: Something that is not correct; a mistake
- gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
- phone: To talk to someone using a telephone
- logo: Name, symbol or picture which represents a company
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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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