assess
US /əˈsɛs/
UK /əˈses/
- Transitive Verb
- To judge something's value or suitability
A2TOEICMoreat least
US /æt list/
UK /æt li:st/
- Adverb
- As a minimum
- Not less than
- Phrase
- No less than; at the minimum
- Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
C2Moreaverage
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
A2TOEICMorebudget
US /ˈbʌdʒɪt/
UK /'bʌdʒɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of money planned to be spent
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a plan for how to spend your money
A2TOEICMoreceo
US
UK
- Abbreviation
- CEO for Chief Operating Officer
C2Morecoaster
US /ˈkoʊstə(r)/
UK /ˈkəʊstə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
- A sled or small vehicle without motor for coasting downhill.
C1Moreconfidence
US /ˈkɑnfɪdəns/
UK /'kɒnfɪdəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling that you can do well at something
- Feeling you can trust someone
A2Morecontribute
US /kənˈtrɪbjut/
UK /kən'trɪbju:t/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be a factor in causing something to happen
- To donate, give (money) or help to something
A2Moredatum
US /ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm/
UK /ˈdeɪtəm/
- Noun
- Item of factual information
B1Moredebt
US /dɛt/
UK /det/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- A moral or social obligation.
A2TOEICMoredecline
US /dɪˈklaɪn/
UK /dɪ'klaɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To bend towards the ground
- To slope downward.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To lessen in quality or value
A2TOEICMoreemergency
US /ɪˈmɚdʒənsi/
UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sudden event needing an immediate action
- A medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in placing the patient's health in serious jeopardy.
- Adjective
- Used in an emergency; for use when something dangerous happens.
- Designed for use in an emergency.
A2TOEICMoreextra
US /'ekstrə/
UK /'ekstrə/
- Adjective
- More than necessary; additional
- Of especially good quality or grade.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Items more than you need; additional items
- Person who has a small part in a movie
A2Morefor example
US
UK
- Phrase
- As an illustration or instance.
impulse
US /ˈɪmˌpʌls/
UK /'ɪmpʌls/
- Noun
- Sudden desire to do something that is not planned
- A brief electrical signal transmitted along a nerve fiber or muscle fiber
B1TOEICMorein terms of
US
UK
- Phrase
- With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
A1Morein the cards
US /ɪn ðə ˈkɑrdz/
UK /in ðə ˈkɑ:dz/
- other
- Likely or expected to happen in the future.
B2Moreindividual
US /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəl/
UK /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/
- Countable Noun
- Single person, looked at separately from others
- A single thing or item, especially when part of a set or group.
- Adjective
- Made for use by one single person
- Having a distinct manner different from others
A2Morelid
US /lɪd/
UK /lɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Cover that can be lifted or removed, as on bottles
B1Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Morelooking out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To take care and watch something carefully
- To be careful; to be vigilant
- Intransitive Verb
- To be careful or vigilant
A1Moreon credit
US /ɑn ˈkrɛdɪt/
UK /ɒn ˈkredɪt/
- Preposition
- Purchasing something now but paying for it later.
A2Moreon to
US /ɑn tu/
UK /ɔn tu:/
- Preposition
- Toward something; forward
- Aware of someone's activities.
- Adjective
- Aware of someone's deception or illegal activities.
A1Moreportfolio
US /pɔrtˈfoliˌo, port-/
UK /pɔ:t'fəʊlɪəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A list of the financial assets held by someone
- List of work submitted to a teacher/for approval
B1TOEICMorepowder
US /ˈpaʊdɚ/
UK /'paʊdə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
- Dry and light form of snow
- Transitive Verb
- To apply a dust onto the body or face
- To reduce to powder; pulverize.
B1Morepredict
US /prɪˈdɪkt/
UK /prɪ'dɪkt/
- Transitive Verb
- To guess or estimate what will or might happen
A2TOEICMorequit
US /kwɪt/
UK /kwɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To leave a job
- To leave a place
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave a school etc. without finishing
B1Morerecession
US /rɪˈsɛʃən/
UK /rɪˈseʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of moving backward gradually
- Decreased business activity, when work is scarce
B2TOEICMoreslowdown
US /ˈsloʊdaʊn/
UK /ˈsləʊdaʊn/
- Noun
- Act of slowing down or falling behind
C2Moretakeout
US /ˈtekaʊt/
UK /'teɪkaʊt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Food bought at a restaurant but eaten elsewhere
C2Morethink about
US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/
UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To consider something carefully.
- To remember or call to mind.
A1Moretick
US /tɪk/
UK /tɪk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To function properly or normally
- (Clock) to make light regular timed noise
- Countable Noun
- Small blood-sucking insect that lives on the skin
- Written mark to show something is correct or done
B1Moretip
US /tɪp/
UK /tɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To pour or move something from a place, container
- To give extra money for good service
- Noun
- End point of e.g. a pencil or finger
- Extra money given for good service
A2Moretrack
US /træk/
UK /træk/
- Transitive Verb
- To use marks to follow a wild animal
- To move a certain way/follow a particular course
- Noun
- A circular course for running
- Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
A2TOEICMoretricky
US /ˈtrɪki/
UK /'trɪkɪ/
- Adjective
- Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- Likely to use tricks; dishonest or deceptive
A2Moreunemployment
US /ˌʌnɛmˈplɔɪmənt,-ɪm-/
UK /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Number of people without jobs in a country
- State of not having a job
B1Morevanilla
US /vəˈnɪlə/
UK /vəˈnɪlə/
- Adjective
- Having the taste of vanilla
- Having no special or extra features; ordinary or standard.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Taste from seed of vanilla plant, as in ice cream
- Any orchid of the genus Vanilla, characterized by fragrant flowers and long pod-like fruit.
B2Morevoluntarily
US /ˌvɑ:lənˈterəli/
UK /ˈvɒləntrəli/
- Adverb
- Of your own free will; not because you were forced
C1Moreyield
US /jild/
UK /ji:ld/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To bend or break because of a strong force
- To give way to someone or something else
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of crops grown
- Amount of profit you make
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in terms of
- in the cards: Likely or expected to happen in the future.
- looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
- at least: As a minimum
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- on credit: Purchasing something now but paying for it later.
- individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- decline: To bend towards the ground
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
- impulse: Sudden desire to do something that is not planned
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
- recession: Act of moving backward gradually
- predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- account: An advantage
- budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
- assess: To judge something's value or suitability
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
- emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
- leave: To go away from; depart
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- vanilla: Having the taste of vanilla
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- tick: To function properly or normally
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- quit: To leave a job
- portfolio: A list of the financial assets held by someone
- lid: Cover that can be lifted or removed, as on bottles
- voluntarily: Of your own free will; not because you were forced
- unemployment: Number of people without jobs in a country
- powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
- coaster: Mat placed under a glass to protect furniture
- datum: Item of factual information
- takeout: Food bought at a restaurant but eaten elsewhere
- slowdown: Act of slowing down or falling behind
- ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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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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How to prepare your finances for a potential recession
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VoiceTube posted on 2025/04/07Worried about a potential recession? Jean Chatzky from HerMoney shares practical tips on how to prepare your finances, covering everything from emergency savings to job security. You'll pick up essential vocabulary for personal finance and learn actionable strategies to navigate uncertain economic times!
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