at night
US /æt naɪt/
UK /æt nait/
- Phrase
- During the night; in the nighttime.
A1Moreattention
US /əˈtɛnʃən/
UK /əˈtenʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Taking notice of someone or something
- Noun
- (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
A2TOEICMoreaverage
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
A2TOEICMorebet
US /bet/
UK /bet/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- Used to express certainty or confidence
- Countable Noun
- Act of gambling money on the result of a race etc.
A2Morebreaks down
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
A1Morechallenge
US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- Act of formally inviting someone to compete
- Transitive Verb
- To formally invite someone to compete at something
- To question the correctness of something
A2Morecomment
US /ˈkɑmɛnt/
UK /'kɒment/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- An explanatory note in a computer program.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To say something that gives your opinion
- To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
A2Morecrave
US /krev/
UK /kreɪv/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have a very strong desire for something
B2Morediscord
US /ˈdɪsˌkɔrd/
UK /'dɪskɔ:d/
- Uncountable Noun
- Jarring sound from inharmonious notes
C1Moredoom
US /dum/
UK /du:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Certain of the failure or destruction of
- Very bad, unhappy future event or situation
- Transitive Verb
- To make failure, defeat or death certain for
B2Moredrift
US /drɪft/
UK /drɪft/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
- (Of boats) to move without purpose on water
B1Moreepisode
US /ˈɛpɪˌsod/
UK /'epɪsəʊd/
- Noun
- One separate event in a series of events
- Show which is part of a larger story
B1TOEICMorefault
US /fɔlt/
UK /fɔ:lt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A failure or negative aspect of
- Crack in the earth where earthquakes can happen
- Transitive Verb
- To blame someone, something for a negative result
A2Moregoldfish
US /ˈɡoldˌfɪʃ/
UK /'ɡəʊldfɪʃ/
- Countable Noun
- Orange or orange and white freshwater fish
C1Moreinfinite
US /ˈɪnfənɪt/
UK /'ɪnfɪnət/
- Adjective
- Being very large in amount
- Without an end; limitless; endless
B2Moremarker
US /ˈmɑ:rkə(r)/
UK /ˈmɑ:kə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is easy to recognize or identify
- Thick pen used for writing, e.g. on boards
B1Moremention
US /ˈmɛnʃən/
UK /'menʃn/
- Transitive Verb
- To refer to or talk or write about something
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of referring to or talking about something
- A formal acknowledgement of something
A2TOEICMorepause
US /pɔz/
UK /pɔ:z/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To stop doing for a while before continuing
- To temporarily interrupt the execution of a program or process.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A temporary break before continuing
- Function on a device to stop and restart it
A2Moreplot
US /plɑt/
UK /plɒt/
- Countable Noun
- Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
- Series of events that form the main story
- Transitive Verb
- To mark a path, etc. on a map, using lines or dots
- To devise or develop a dramatic storyline
B1Morepresence
US /ˈprɛzəns/
UK /ˈprezns/
- Noun
- The same place or area that a person is
- Ability to reach a market, group of people etc.
A2Moreprogress
US /ˈprɑɡˌrɛs, -rəs, ˈproˌɡrɛs/
UK /'prəʊɡres/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move forward or toward a place or goal
- To make progress; develop or improve.
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of moving forward
- The process of improving or developing something over a period of time.
A2TOEICMoreprove
US /pruv/
UK /pru:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- To test the quality or worth of something.
- Intransitive Verb
- To turn out to be; be found to be.
A2TOEICMorerecommend
US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/
UK /ˌrekə'mend/
- Transitive Verb
- To advise or suggest that someone do something
- To endorse or support something publicly.
A2TOEICMorereflect
US /rɪˈflɛkt/
UK /rɪ'flekt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To indicate or be a sign of something
- To bounce back light, heat, sound from a surface
A2TOEICMoreroll in
US /rol ɪn/
UK /rəul in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrive in a casual or unimpressive manner.
- To arrive in great quantities.
A1Morescroll
US /skroʊl/
UK /skrəʊl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move up and down a computer screen
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move up, down, or across a computer screen
B2Moreskip
US /skɪp/
UK /skɪp/
- Countable Noun
- Very large waste disposal bin
- Intransitive Verb
- To move forward by taking fast steps and jumps
- To move rapidly, from one topic to another
B2Moreslip
US /slɪp/
UK /slɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- A field position in cricket
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To begin to fall as a result of losing balance
- To escape or become free from something
B1TOEICMorespan
US /spæn/
UK /spæn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Distance between two supports of a bridge
- Period of time that something continues for
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To go across a certain distance between things
- To cover or extend over a time period
B1TOEICMoresponsor
US /ˈspɑ:nsə(r)/
UK /ˈspɒnsə(r)/
- Noun
- Person that supports the passage of a new law
- Person giving money for someone's education
- Transitive Verb
- To support the passage of a new law
- To help someone succeed by giving them money
B1TOEICMorestimulation
US /ˌstɪmjʊ'leɪʃn/
UK /ˌstɪmjʊ'leɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Arousal of interest or emotions
B1Moreswitch
US /swɪtʃ/
UK /swɪtʃ/
- Noun
- A change or shift from one method to another
- Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
- Transitive Verb
- To exchange or replace something for another thing
A2TOEICMoreuninterrupted
US /ˌʌnˌɪntəˈrʌptɪd/
UK /ˌʌnˌɪntəˈrʌptɪd/
- Adjective
- Without being interrupted, stopped or disturbed
B1Moreurge
US /ɚdʒ/
UK /ɜ:dʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A strong desire for something
- Strong pressure on someone to do something
- Transitive Verb
- To drive something forward
- To ask or encourage someone to do something
A2Moreworkout
US /ˈwə:kˌaʊt/
UK /ˈwɜ:kaʊt/
- Noun
- Energetic exercise
B2More
Vocabulary
- roll in: To arrive in a casual or unimpressive manner.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- crave: To have a very strong desire for something
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
- presence: The same place or area that a person is
- urge: A strong desire for something
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- infinite: Being very large in amount
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
- span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
- drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
- fault: A failure or negative aspect of
- digital: Using electronic signals or computers
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- workout: Energetic exercise
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- stimulation: Arousal of interest or emotions
- skip: Very large waste disposal bin
- discord: Jarring sound from inharmonious notes
- uninterrupted: Without being interrupted, stopped or disturbed
- marker: Something that is easy to recognize or identify
- goldfish: Orange or orange and white freshwater fish
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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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Most People Fail This Attention Span Challenge… Can You Last?
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