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.
A2Moreamazing
US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Surprising in a pleasing way
- Transitive Verb
- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
A2Moreat 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.
C2Morebear
US /bɛr/
UK /bɛː/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
- Countable Noun
- Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
- Someone who expects stock market to fall
A2Moreblueberry
US /ˈblu:beri/
UK /ˈblu:bəri/
- Countable Noun
- Sweet edible dark blue berries
B2Morechew
US /tʃu:/
UK /tʃu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To bite something many times without swallowing it
- Noun
- Act of biting something many times
B1Morecoastline
US /ˈkoʊstlaɪn/
UK /ˈkəʊstlaɪn/
- Noun
- Area of sea alongside the land in an area
C1Morecorrect
US /kəˈrɛkt/
UK /kə'rekt/
- Adjective
- Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- True or accurate
- Transitive Verb
- To fix a problem
- To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
A2Moredock
US /dɑ:k/
UK /dɒk/
- Transitive Verb
- To take away a part of an animal's tail
- To take away a part of someone's salary
- Noun
- Area in a harbor where boats arrive and are kept
B1Moredownward
US /ˈdaʊnwərd/
UK /ˈdaʊnwəd/
- Adjective
- Moving from a higher to a lower condition/place
B1TOEICMoreensure
US /ɛnˈʃʊr/
UK /ɪn'ʃʊə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something sure, certain, or safe
A2TOEICMoreescape
US /ɪˈskep/
UK /ɪ'skeɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- The 'esc key' on a keyboard
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
- To get away from a place where you are being kept
A2Moreexpanse
US /ɪkˈspæns/
UK /ɪkˈspæns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Comprehensive and wide area of land or sea
B2Moreexpert
US /ˈɛkˌspɚt/
UK /'ekspɜ:t/
- Countable Noun
- Skillful person with special knowledge
- Adjective
- Having special knowledge or skill
A2TOEICMorefare
US /fer/
UK /feə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Money people pay to travel on buses, taxis, boats
- Food of a particular type.
- Intransitive Verb
- To perform well or poorly
- To succeed or manage in a particular situation.
B1TOEICMoregain
US /ɡen/
UK /ɡeɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To increase in something, such as weight
- To get something wanted, needed or valued
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An increase in something, such as weight
A2TOEICMoregem
US /dʒɛm/
UK /dʒem/
- Countable Noun
- Jewel or precious stone, usually cut into a shape
B1Moregot to
US /ɡɑt tu/
UK /gɔt tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrive at some place
- To have the opportunity or permission to do something
- Phrasal Verb
- To appeal to the emotions of; move
- To finally begin to start something after a delay
A1Moreguide
US /ɡaɪd/
UK /ɡaɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To help or advise someone about something
- To control missile to hit a target by radio signal
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Book or a magazine containing information/advice
- Person leading others visiting an unknown place
A2TOEICMoreharvest
US /ˈhɑ:rvɪst/
UK /ˈhɑ:vɪst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
- The time of year to bring crops in from the fields
- Transitive Verb
- To gather ripe crops in from the fields
- To obtain or collect something.
B1TOEICMorehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehike
US /haɪk/
UK /haɪk/
- Noun
- Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
- A long walk in mountains, etc. for exercise
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a large and unexpected increase in a price
- To take a long walk in mountains etc. for exercise
B1Moreintimate
US /ˈɪntəmɪt/
UK /'ɪntɪmət/
- Adjective
- (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
- Private and personal things shared with another
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone understand without saying directly
B1TOEICMorejewelry
US /ˈdʒuəlri/
UK /'dʒu:əlrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Necklace, ring, etc., often made of gold, etc.
B1Morelandscape
US /ˈlændˌskep/
UK /'lændskeɪp/
- Noun
- Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
- Picture of natural scenery in a place
- Transitive Verb
- To make gardens that improve an area of land
B1TOEICMoremineral
US /ˈmɪnərəl/
UK /'mɪnərəl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Substance naturally formed in the ground
B1Moremount
US /maʊnt/
UK /maʊnt/
- Transitive Verb
- To attach something to something else
- To set a picture, jewel etc. in
- Noun
- An attachment used to keep something in place
- Horse that someone is riding
B2Moremountain biking
US
UK
- Uncountable Noun
- The sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain.
- The activity of riding a mountain bike.
oyster
US /ˈɔɪstɚ/
UK /'ɔɪstə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- An edible marine mollusk
B2Morepopularity
US /ˌpɑ:pjuˈlærəti/
UK /ˌpɒpjuˈlærəti/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being liked or supported by many people
- The extent to which something is widespread or commonly liked.
A2Morepressure
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
A2TOEICMorequartz
US /kwɔrts/
UK /kwɔ:ts/
- Uncountable Noun
- Hard mineral, that is used as jewellery
B2Morerange
US /rendʒ/
UK /reɪndʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Cooking stove with multiple burners
- Given distance from a point; how far plane can fly
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cover an area from one point to another
- To extend to or vary within given limits
A2TOEICMoreregion
US /ˈridʒən/
UK /'ri:dʒən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- A part of the body
A2TOEICMoreregister
US /ˈrɛdʒɪstɚ/
UK /'redʒɪstə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To record your name on an official list; sign up
- To show an amount on a measurement device
- Noun
- Till; machine used add up things you buy
- Range of notes of a person's (singing) voice
A2Morerim
US /rɪm/
UK /rɪm/
- Noun
- Outer edge of something circular
- Transitive Verb
- To give something an outer edge, as specified
B2Morerugged
US /ˈrʌɡɪd/
UK /ˈrʌgɪd/
- Adjective
- (Of mountains) rough and uneven; hard to climb
- Strong in a rough kind of way
B1Moresteep
US /stip/
UK /sti:p/
- Adjective
- Very expensive
- Rising or falling very sharply, as a cliff or hill
- Transitive Verb
- To fill with a certain quality, e.g. history
- To put a thing in a liquid for some time
B1TOEICMorestunning
US /ˈstʌnɪŋ/
UK /ˈstʌnɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
- To incapacitate using a special gun
B2Moresuch as
US /sʌtʃ æz/
UK /sʌtʃ æz/
- Preposition
- For example; like
A1Moretaste
US /test/
UK /teɪst/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience something
- To experience the flavor of food, drink
A2TOEICMoretrail
US /trel/
UK /treɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Series of marks or signs left by something moving
- Rough path, as through a forest or field
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To follow behind someone
- To be losing to a competitor
B1TOEICMorewiggle
US /ˈwɪɡəl/
UK /'wɪɡl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move from side to side with short fast movement
C1Morewilderness
US /ˈwɪldənɪs/
UK /'wɪldənəs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Rural area left natural and largely untouched
B1More
Vocabulary
- mountain biking: The sport of riding bicycles off-road, often over rough terrain.
- at least: As a minimum
- have to: Must do
- got to: To arrive at some place
- such as: For example; like
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- intimate: (E.g. of detail) fine, detailed or complete
- pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
- stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
- expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
- landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
- guide: To help or advise someone about something
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- steep: Very expensive
- gain: To increase in something, such as weight
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- mineral: Substance naturally formed in the ground
- harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
- chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- popularity: State of being liked or supported by many people
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- great: Very good; better than before
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- oyster: An edible marine mollusk
- upfront: Frank and honest
- jewelry: Necklace, ring, etc., often made of gold, etc.
- fare: Money people pay to travel on buses, taxis, boats
- mount: To attach something to something else
- area: Amount of measured space
- wiggle: To move from side to side with short fast movement
- rugged: (Of mountains) rough and uneven; hard to climb
- gem: Jewel or precious stone, usually cut into a shape
- downward: Moving from a higher to a lower condition/place
- light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
- rim: Outer edge of something circular
- hike: Large and unexpected increase in price, level etc.
- wilderness: Rural area left natural and largely untouched
- dock: To take away a part of an animal's tail
- quartz: Hard mineral, that is used as jewellery
- expanse: Comprehensive and wide area of land or sea
- blueberry: Sweet edible dark blue berries
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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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林宜悉 posted on 2025/11/17Ever wondered what makes Maine a year-round paradise? Join a local guide as they take you from scenic mountain trails and thrilling bike rides to shucking fresh oysters and exploring the famous Fryeburg Fair! You'll pick up awesome new vocabulary and get a real taste of Maine's unique culture and daily life.
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