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
A2TOEICMoreass
US /æs/
UK /æs/
- Noun
- (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
C2Moreassure
US /əˈʃʊr/
UK /əˈʃʊə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To confirm; state with certainty something is so
- To make sure that something happens
A2TOEICMoreawesome
US /ˈɔsəm/
UK /'ɔ:səm/
- Adjective
- Great; wonderful; stupendous
B2TOEICMorebathroom
US /ˈbæθru:m/
UK /ˈbɑ:θru:m/
- Noun
- Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
B1Moreby the book
US /baɪ ði bʊk/
UK /bai ðə buk/
- Phrase
- According to the rules; strictly
A1Morecrime
US /kraɪm/
UK /kraɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- Act that is against the law; murder, theft etc.
A2Moredetective
US /dɪˈtɛktɪv/
UK /dɪˈtektɪv/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who investigates and solves crimes
- A story or film about a detective solving a crime.
- Adjective
- Relating to the work of a detective.
- Relating to the detection of crime.
A2Moredisgusting
US /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/
UK /dɪsˈgʌstɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Having a very bad taste
- Extremely unpleasant or unacceptable.
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a strong negative reaction or feeling
B2Moreelite
US /iˈliːt/
UK /iˈliːt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
- A person of the elite class.
- Adjective
- Belonging to the richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
B2Morefalling apart
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To suffer a nervous breakdown
- To break into pieces; stop functioning
A1Morefrank
US /fræŋk/
UK /fræŋk/
- Proper Noun
- Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
- Person's name
- Transitive Verb
- To stamp envelopes for posting
B2TOEICMorejr
US
UK
- Noun
- Shortened form of 'junior'
A2Morejustice
US /ˈdʒʌstɪs/
UK /'dʒʌstɪs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality of being fair, equal, or just
- Countable Noun
- Person in a court who judges criminal cases
A2Morelaughter
US /ˈlæftɚ, ˈlɑf-/
UK /ˈlɑ:ftə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Action or sound of laughing
- The feeling of amusement that makes you laugh.
A2Morelieutenant
US /lu:ˈtenənt/
UK /lefˈtenənt/
- Noun
- Officer in the army, navy, or air force
B2Moremanslaughter
US /ˈmænˌslɔtɚ/
UK /'mænslɔ:tə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Killing of a human being without intention
B2Moremurder
US /ˈmɚdɚ/
UK /'mɜ:də(r)/
- Noun
- Something that is difficult or painful to do
- Crime of deliberately killing a person
- Transitive Verb
- To intentionally kill a person
- To spoil, ruin something by doing it poorly
A2Moreoven
US /ˈʌvən/
UK /ˈʌvn/
- Noun
- Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
B1Morerespect
US /rɪˈspɛkt/
UK /rɪ'spekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To follow the established rules
- To think very highly of another person
- Noun
- Behavior that follows the established rules
- Regard or admiration for someone or something
A2TOEICMorerevenge
US /rɪˈvɛndʒ/
UK /rɪ'vendʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Getting back at someone by hurting them back
- Transitive Verb
- To inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to oneself.
B1Moreruin
US /ˈruɪn/
UK /'ru:ɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To damage or completely destroy something
- To cause someone to lose their money or status
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Remains of a building that has been destroyed
- The state of being destroyed or severely damaged.
B1Moreserve
US /sɚv/
UK /sɜ:v/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To act in a particular position or office
- To hit the first ball to an opponent in tennis etc.
A2TOEICMoreshot
US /ʃɑt/
UK /ʃɒt/
- Transitive Verb
- To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- To fire a gun; injure or kill someone with a gun
- Countable Noun
- An attempt to kick or throw a ball at a goal
A2Moreshut
US /ʃʌt/
UK /ʃʌt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To stop being open for business
- Transitive Verb
- To close something, e.g. a door
A2Moreshut down
US /ʃʌt daʊn/
UK /ʃʌt daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
- To stop a factory/machine from operating
- Transitive Verb
- To deactivate a nuclear reactor.
- To turn off a computer or other electronic device.
A2Moresmooth
US /smuð/
UK /smu:ð/
- Adjective
- Moving without stops and starts
- Pleasant and flat to touch, not rough
- Transitive Verb
- To make something rough feel flat, e.g. by ironing
- To spread a substance over a surface
A2Moresolve
US /sɑ:lv/
UK /sɒlv/
- Transitive Verb
- To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
A2TOEICMoresquad
US /skwɑ:d/
UK /skwɒd/
- Noun
- A sports team
B1Moretech
US /tɛk/
UK /tek/
- Noun
- Shortened form of 'technology' or 'technician'
A2Moreupgrade
US /ˈʌpˌɡred/
UK /ˌʌpˈgreɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To improve something in terms of quality
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Updated or better version of something
- A new and improved version of a software or system.
B1TOEICMorewoo
US /wu/
UK /wu:/
- Transitive Verb
- (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
- To attempt to persuade to do something
C2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
- by the book: According to the rules; strictly
- falling apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- disgusting: Having a very bad taste
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- respect: To follow the established rules
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- revenge: Getting back at someone by hurting them back
- arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
- justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
- suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- shut: To stop being open for business
- assure: To confirm; state with certainty something is so
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
- murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
- squad: A sports team
- smooth: Moving without stops and starts
- business: A company formed for making profit
- detective: Person who investigates and solves crimes
- frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
- oven: Kitchen appliance you put food in to bake, roast
- ass: (Impolite) part of the human body that you sit on
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- laughter: Action or sound of laughing
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- tech: Shortened form of 'technology' or 'technician'
- upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
- lieutenant: Officer in the army, navy, or air force
- woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- manslaughter: Killing of a human being without intention
- jr: Shortened form of 'junior'
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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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