absentee
US /ˌæbsənˈti/
UK /ˌæbsənˈti:/
- Noun
- Person who is not at the expected place, work
B1Moreabsolutely
US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/
UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/
- Adverb
- Completely; totally; very
- Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
A2Moreaccess
US /ˈæksɛs/
UK /'ækses/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
- Transitive Verb
- To be able to use or have permission to use
A2TOEICMoreactivate
US /ˈæktəˌvet/
UK /ˈæktɪveɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- To make something start working
B1Morealpaca
US /ælˈpækə/
UK /æl'pækə/
- Noun
- Thin glossy wool from the Lama Pacos animal
C2Morearc
US /ɑrk/
UK /ɑ:k/
- Noun
- Smoothly curving line or movement
- Intransitive Verb
- To bend in a smooth curve
B2Moreas soon as
US /æz sun æz/
UK /æz su:n æz/
- Phrase
- In a short time after (something happens)
- Without any delay; immediately
- Conjunction
- At the moment that, or immediately after.
A1Morebody
US /ˈbɑdi/
UK /ˈbɒdi/
- Noun
- The physical structure of a person or animal.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The main or central part of something.
- The weight and texture of a drink (like wine or coffee) in the mouth.
A2Morebreakfast
US /ˈbrɛkfəst/
UK /ˈbrekfəst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- First meal of the day
- Intransitive Verb
- To have the first meal of the day
A2Morechap
US /tʃæp/
UK /tʃæp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cause the skin, lips to roughen or crack
- Countable Noun
- A man; guy
C2Morechief
US /tʃif/
UK /tʃi:f/
- Noun
- Leader of a race or group of people
- The one highest in authority or importance
- Adjective
- The one highest in authority or importance
A2Morechum
US /tʃʌm/
UK /tʃʌm/
- Countable Noun
- A friend; pal
C1Morecommission
US /kəˈmɪʃən/
UK /kə'mɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
- An official role or title in the military
- Transitive Verb
- To hire someone, order work to be done for payment
- To formally ask someone to create or produce something.
A2TOEICMorecorporation
US /ˌkɔːrpəˈreɪʃn/
UK /ˌkɔ:pəˈreɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Big company or a combination of several companies
- A body corporate.
A2Moredecent
US /ˈdisənt/
UK /ˈdi:snt/
- Adjective
- Being fairly good; acceptable
- Conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour; respectable or moral.
B1Morededuction
US /dɪˈdʌkʃən/
UK /dɪˈdʌkʃn/
- Noun
- Reaching of a conclusion by using reasoning
- Fact of being or amount taken away from a total
B2Morefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMoregrand
US /ɡrænd/
UK /ɡrænd/
- Adjective
- A counter for 1000 of something
- Great in amount, number or size
A2Moreintact
US /ɪn'tækt/
UK /ɪn'tækt/
- Adjective
- Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
B1Morelandlord
US /ˈlændlɔ:rd/
UK /ˈlændlɔ:d/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who owns and rents a place to people
B1Morelie
US /lai/
UK /laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
- Countable Noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
A2Moreof yours
US /ʌv jʊɚz/
UK /əv jɔ:z/
- other
- Belonging to you; your possession or property.
A1Moreop
US
UK
- Noun
- Shortened form of of 'medical operation'
B2Moreopposition
US /ˌɑ:pəˈzɪʃn/
UK /ˌɒpəˈzɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
- Group that you are fighting or competing against
B1Morepenny
US /ˈpɛni/
UK /ˈpeni/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Countable Noun
- Small coin worth 1/100th of a pound
- A British unit of currency, one-hundredth of a pound.
B1Morepoem
US /ˈpoʊəm/
UK /ˈpəʊɪm/
- Noun
- A written composition in verse, not prose
A2Morepress
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
A2TOEICMoreprick
US /prɪk/
UK /prɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To pierce slightly with a sharp point
- Noun
- A sharp pierce of something e.g. a balloon
C2Morepulse
US /pʌls/
UK /pʌls/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Regular beating of a heart
- A single vibration or short burst of sound, light, electricity, or other energy.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To beat in a rhythm
- To emit or produce in pulses.
B1Moresacred
US /ˈsekrɪd/
UK /ˈseɪkrɪd/
- Adjective
- Worthy of religious worship; very holy
- Being highly valued and respected
B1Moresilent
US /ˈsaɪlənt/
UK /'saɪlənt/
- Adjective
- Without making any noise; soundless
- Usually speaking very little
B1Moresoul
US /sol/
UK /səʊl/
- Noun
- Central or basic part of something
- Strong, deep emotion in speech or performance
A2Morespiritual
US /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/
UK /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/
- Adjective
- Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
- Noun
- Religious song from the southern united states
A2Morespook
US /spuk/
UK /spu:k/
- Transitive Verb
- To scare; frighten
- Noun
- A ghost or spirit
C1Moresweetheart
US /ˈswi:thɑ:rt/
UK /ˈswi:thɑ:t/
- Noun
- Person loved by another person
B2Moreswing
US /swɪŋ/
UK /swɪŋ/
- Noun
- Movement in a curved motion
- Flowing, curved movement, e.g. of the arm
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something in a back and forth motion
- To move in a back and forth motion, while hanging
A2Moretickle
US /ˈtɪkəl/
UK /'tɪkl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Discomfort caused by something touching the skin
- Discomfort in the throat before a person coughs
- Transitive Verb
- To amuse or entertain someone
- To touch someone lightly causing them to laugh
B1Moretickled pink
US
UK
- Phrase
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Vocabulary
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- tickled pink
- of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- intact: Being complete, without damaged or missing parts
- spiritual: Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
- activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- silent: Without making any noise; soundless
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- soul: Central or basic part of something
- chief: Leader of a race or group of people
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- point: An item to be discussed
- suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
- own: To have something as your property
- swing: Movement in a curved motion
- corporation: Big company or a combination of several companies
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- great: Very good; better than before
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- person: Man, woman or child
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
- pulse: Regular beating of a heart
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- tickle: Discomfort caused by something touching the skin
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- penny: Person's name
- come: To arrive at a place
- landlord: Someone who owns and rents a place to people
- prick: To pierce slightly with a sharp point
- poem: A written composition in verse, not prose
- deduction: Reaching of a conclusion by using reasoning
- arc: Smoothly curving line or movement
- breakfast: First meal of the day
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- alpaca: Thin glossy wool from the Lama Pacos animal
- sweetheart: Person loved by another person
- chap: To cause the skin, lips to roughen or crack
- chum: A friend; pal
- spook: To scare; frighten
- absentee: Person who is not at the expected place, work
- op: Shortened form of of 'medical operation'
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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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