absolutely
US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/
UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/
- Adverb
- Completely; totally; very
- Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
A2Moreannoying
US /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/
UK /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone angry
- Adjective
- A little angry; upset
B1TOEICMoreas for
US /æz fɔr/
UK /æz fɔ:/
- Preposition
- Concerning; regarding.
- Phrase
- Used to introduce a new topic or aspect of a subject.
A1Moreat the moment
US
UK
- Adverb
- At this time; now
A1Moreawful
US /ˈɔfəl/
UK /ˈɔ:fl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; horrible; terrible
A2Morebiological
US /ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/
UK /ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkl/
- Adjective
- Being related to life and living things
- A substance, such as a detergent, that contains enzymes.
B1Morecheck out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Moreclinical
US /ˈklɪnɪkəl/
UK /ˈklɪnɪkl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the treatment or observing patients
- Using scientific techniques and precision
B1Morecome along
US /kʌm əˈlɔŋ/
UK /kʌm əˈlɔŋ/
- Phrasal Verb
- To go with someone who takes the lead
- To make progress toward a goal
A1Morecompassion
US /kəmˈpæʃən/
UK /kəmˈpæʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
- Actions that demonstrate care and concern for others.
B2Moreconstantly
US /ˈkɑnstəntlɪ/
UK /ˈkɒnstəntli/
- Adverb
- Frequently, or without pause
- In a way that is unchanging or faithful
B1Moredefine
US /dɪˈfaɪn/
UK /dɪ'faɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To explain the meaning of words
- To set or mark the limits of something
A2TOEICMoredrill
US /drɪl/
UK /drɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
- Exercise done to learn military skills
- Transitive Verb
- To make a deep hole to find oil, gas etc.
- To put a hole in something by using a boring tool
B1TOEICMoreexistence
US /ɪɡˈzɪstəns/
UK /ɪɡ'zɪstəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being present, alive or real
- A way of living; the manner in which someone lives.
A2TOEICMorefeel like
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a desire or inclination for something.
- To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehumankind
US /ˈhjumənˌkaɪnd/
UK /ˌhju:mənˈkaɪnd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- All of the living human inhabitants of the earth
- The characteristics and qualities associated with human beings.
B2Moreidentify
US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/
UK /aɪ'dentɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To indicate who or what someone or something is
- To say exactly what something is
B1TOEICMoreinfect
US /ɪnˈfɛkt/
UK /ɪn'fekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To introduce a computer virus to
- To give a disease, bacteria or virus to
B1Moreintense
US /ɪnˈtɛns/
UK /ɪn'tens/
- Adjective
- Very strong, great or extreme in degree
- Experiencing or showing great force or strength; extreme.
A2TOEICMoreinterfere
US /ˌɪntɚˈfɪr/
UK /ˌɪntə'fɪə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To get involved in something not your business
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent a process or activity from continuing or being carried out properly.
B1TOEICMorejourney
US /ˈdʒɚni/
UK /'dʒɜ:nɪ/
- Noun
- Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel through a place
A2TOEICMorelifetime
US /ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm/
UK /ˈlaɪftaɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The time between birth and death
- An opportunity that is unlikely to occur again.
- Adjective
- Lasting for the duration of someone's life or the existence of something.
B1Moremassive
US /ˈmæsɪv/
UK /ˈmæsɪv/
- Adjective
- Very big; large; too big
- Large or imposing in scale or scope.
B1Moremental
US /ˈmɛntl/
UK /ˈmentl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the mind
A2TOEICMorenotification
US /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
UK /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of giving formal or official information
B2Moreobvious
US /ˈɑbviəs/
UK /ˈɒbviəs/
- Adjective
- Easily understood and clear; plain to see
- Easy to see or notice.
A2TOEICMoreoptimistic
US /ˌɑːptɪˈmɪstɪk/
UK /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/
- Adjective
- Tending to believe the future will be good
- Confident and hopeful about future outcomes.
B2Moreoutstanding
US /aʊtˈstændɪŋ, ˈaʊtˌstæn-/
UK /aʊtˈstændɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Being better/distinct from others; specially good
B1TOEICMorepopulation
US /ˌpɑpjəˈleʃən/
UK /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
- A group of individuals of one species living in a particular area.
A2TOEICMorepotion
US /ˈpoʊʃn/
UK /ˈpəʊʃn/
- Noun
- Drink said to have a magic effect
C1Morepressure
US /ˈprɛʃɚ/
UK /'preʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- Force, weight when pressing against a thing
- Transitive Verb
- To apply force to something
- To persuade or force someone to do something
A2TOEICMorepurpose
US /ˈpɚpəs/
UK /'pɜ:pəs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- A person's sense of resolve or determination.
- Adverb
- With clear intention or determination.
- Intentionally; deliberately.
A2TOEICMoreresolve
US /rɪˈzɑlv/
UK /rɪ'zɒlv/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a decision to do something
- To find an answer, solution to a problem/ question
- Uncountable Noun
- Firm determination to do something.
B1TOEICMoresevere
US /səˈvɪr/
UK /sɪ'vɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Very bad; harsh
- (Of clothes, etc.) plain; simple; not decorated
A2TOEICMoresqueeze
US /skwiz/
UK /skwi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- Act of putting pressure on, as to get liquid out
- Transitive Verb
- To force or threaten someone to give you something
- To strongly compress something to get liquid out
C1Moresubscribe
US /səbˈskraɪb/
UK /səb'skraɪb/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To regularly pay to receive a service
B1TOEICMoresubstantial
US /səbˈstænʃəl/
UK /səbˈstænʃl/
- Adjective
- (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
- Being large in degree, quantity, or size
C2TOEICMoresuffer
US / ˈsʌfɚ/
UK /'sʌfə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience pain, illness, or injury
- To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
A2Moresuppose
US /səˈpoʊz/
UK /sə'pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or guess what might happen
- Conjunction
- What if
A2TOEICMoretake it away
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To remove something.
- Idiom
- To begin playing or performing.
C1Moretalk about it
US /tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt/
UK /tɔ:k əˈbaut it/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To discuss a particular subject.
A1Moretiny
US /ˈtaɪni/
UK /'taɪnɪ/
- Adjective
- Very, very small
A2Moreunzip
US /ˌʌn'zɪp/
UK /ˌʌnˈzɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To open the zipper of
B1Moreupload
US /ˌʌpˈloʊd/
UK /ˌʌpˈləʊd/
- Transitive Verb
- To transfer a file or data to the internet
- Noun
- The transfer of a file or data to the internet
B1Morewetsuit
US /ˈwetsuːt/
UK /ˈwetsu:t/
- Noun
- Suit made of rubber for diving and surfing
C2More
Vocabulary
- at the moment: At this time; now
- take it away: To remove something.
- come along: To go with someone who takes the lead
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- as for: Concerning; regarding.
- have to: Must do
- check out
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
- massive: Very big; large; too big
- mental: Concerning the mind
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- severe: Very bad; harsh
- compassion: Feeling of wanting to help suffering people
- interfere: To get involved in something not your business
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- awful: Very bad; horrible; terrible
- annoying: To make someone angry
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- existence: State of being present, alive or real
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- tiny: Very, very small
- drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- define: To explain the meaning of words
- population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- substantial: (Of a meal) able to satisfy your hunger; filling
- optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- click: To work well with someone or something
- clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
- leave: To go away from; depart
- resolve: To make a decision to do something
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- biological: Being related to life and living things
- important: Having power or authority
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- notification: Act of giving formal or official information
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- lifetime: The time between birth and death
- potion: Drink said to have a magic effect
- outstanding: Being better/distinct from others; specially good
- infect: To introduce a computer virus to
- upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
- humankind: All of the living human inhabitants of the earth
- wetsuit: Suit made of rubber for diving and surfing
- unzip: To open the zipper of
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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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