abc
US
UK
- Noun
- First letters of the Roman alphabet
C1Moreadministration
US / ædˌmɪnɪˈstreʃən/
UK /ədˌmɪnɪˈstreɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
- The work of running something, e.g. a business
B1TOEICMoreadvance
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
A2TOEICMoreaffiliate
US /əˈfɪliˌeɪt/
UK /əˈfɪlieɪt/
- Noun
- Organization that is associated with another
- Transitive Verb
- To connect an organization with a larger one
B2TOEICMoreagenda
US /əˈdʒɛndə/
UK /ə'dʒendə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
- Outcome you want to happen but do not reveal
B1TOEICMoreample
US /ˈæmpəl/
UK /'æmpl/
- Adjective
- (Of quantity, amount) more than enough
B2TOEICMoreantitrust
US /ˌæntiˈtrʌst, ˌæntaɪ-/
UK /ˌæntiˈtrʌst/
- Adjective
- (Laws) preventing unfair business practices
B2Moreapproval
US /əˈpruvəl/
UK /əˈpru:vl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
- Positive opinion of something or someone
A2TOEICMoreas well as
US /æz wɛl æz/
UK /æz wel æz/
- Adverb
- Also; in addition to
- Preposition
- In addition to; and also.
A1Morebob
US /bɑ:b/
UK /bɒb/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move up and down repeatedly
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
B2Morebroad
US /brɔd/
UK /brɔ:d/
- Adjective
- General; not detailed
- Wide; from the shorter two sides to the other
A2Morecable
US /ˈkebəl/
UK /ˈkeɪbl/
- Transitive Verb
- To transmit a message over a wire
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Message sent by wireless telegraphy
- Satellite TV distributed by cables
B1Morecensor
US /'sensər/
UK /'sensə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To remove inappropriate material from books, films
- Noun
- An official who examines material and suppresses unacceptable parts.
B2Morecensorship
US /ˈsensərʃɪp/
UK /ˈsensəʃɪp/
- Uncountable Noun
- Removing inappropriate material from books, films
B2Moreclarify
US /ˈklærəˌfaɪ/
UK /'klærəfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To make a liquid become clear or pure
- To state again so that a point is clearer
B1Morecome back
US /kʌm bæk/
UK /kʌm bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reply to someone, often forcefully
- To be remembered
A1Morecommission
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.
A2TOEICMorecompetition
US /ˌkɑmpɪˈtɪʃən/
UK /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Fighting against others to win something
- A situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for something that not everyone can have.
A2Moreconsolidation
US /kənˌsɑlɪˈdeʃən/
UK /kənˌsɒlɪ'deɪʃən/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of combining into an integral whole
B1Morecouple
US /ˈkʌpəl/
UK /'kʌpl/
- Transitive Verb
- To join something to something else
- (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Two people in a romantic relationship
- Two of something; two people; a pair
A2Moreeffort
US /ˈɛfət/
UK /ˈefət/
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount of work used trying to do something
- A conscious exertion of power; a try.
A2TOEICMorefederal
US /ˈfɛdərəl, ˈfɛdrəl/
UK /'fedərəl/
- Adjective
- Consisting of several united states
- Relating to a system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
- Proper Noun
- The central banking system of the United States.
B1Morefor free
US /fɔr fri/
UK /fɔ: fri:/
- Phrase
- Without charge; at no cost.
- Adjective
- Available without payment.
A2Morefor that matter
US /fɔr ðæt ˈmætɚ/
UK /fɔ: ðæt ˈmætə/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize that something is true or likely to happen, or to introduce a related point.
- Used to introduce a statement that supports or strengthens a previous statement.
A2Moregobble
US /ˈgɑ:bl/
UK /ˈgɒbl/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To eat or swallow something quickly
C1Moregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Moregrocery
US /'ɡroʊsərɪ/
UK /'ɡrəʊsərɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
- Countable Noun
- A store that sells food and household supplies.
B2TOEICMorehijack
US /ˈhaɪˌdʒæk/
UK /'haɪdʒæk/
- Transitive Verb
- To take control of a plane, etc. by force
B1Morein the making
US /ɪn ði ˈmekɪŋ/
UK /in ðə ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
- Idiom
- Likely to happen or become a particular thing in the future, especially something bad.
A1Moremerge
US /mɜ:rdʒ/
UK /mɜ:dʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause two or more things to combine into one
- Noun
- Causing two or more things to combine into one
B1TOEICMoremerge with
US /mɚdʒ wɪð/
UK /mə:dʒ wið/
- Phrasal Verb
- To combine or blend together into a single entity.
C2Moremerger
US /ˈmədʒɚ/
UK /'mɜ:dʒə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Combination of two or more companies into one
B1TOEICMoremess
US /mɛs/
UK /mes/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- A difficult or confused situation.
- Transitive Verb
- To make something untidy or dirty
A2Moremess with
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To interfere with or tamper with something.
- To provoke or annoy someone.
- Phrasal Verb
- To interfere with or tamper with something.
- To tease, provoke, or annoy someone.
B1Moreobject
US /ˈɑbdʒɪkt/
UK /'ɒbdʒɪkt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- Goal or purpose of a particular plan or activity
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To disagree; to protest against an idea or plan
- To state one's reason for disagreement
A2TOEICMoreobvious
US /ˈɑbviəs/
UK /ˈɒbviəs/
- Adjective
- Easily understood and clear; plain to see
- Easy to see or notice.
A2TOEICMoreon steroids
US
UK
- Phrase
- Greatly enhanced or intensified; more powerful or effective than usual.
- Adjective
- Using anabolic steroids to enhance physical performance.
on television
US /ɑn ˈtɛləvɪʒən/
UK /ɒn ˈtelɪvɪʒən/
- other
- Appearing or broadcast on TV.
A2Morepaved
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To build a hard even surface for traveling on
B1Moreprescription
US /prɪˈskrɪpʃən/
UK /prɪˈskrɪpʃn/
- Noun
- Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
- Set of appropriate guidelines for something
B2TOEICMorequote
US /kwot/
UK /kwəʊt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Written statement of the cost of something
- The (often wise or famous) words of another person
- Transitive Verb
- To tell someone how much a task will cost
- To repeat precisely what a person said or wrote
A2TOEICMorereiterate
US /riˈɪtəˌret/
UK /rɪ'ɪtəreɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To say something again for further emphasis
B2TOEICMorerespect
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
A2TOEICMorerival
US /'raɪvl/
UK /'raɪvl/
- Adjective
- Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
- Opposing; being the team you compete against
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be nearly as good as others in quality, skill
- To be in opposition often as competitors
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
C1Moresuppose
US /səˈpoʊz/
UK /sə'pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or guess what might happen
- Conjunction
- What if
A2TOEICMoresuspension
US /səˈspɛnʃən/
UK /səˈspenʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Liquid in which fine particles are suspended
- Act of temporarily interrupting an activity
B2Moretheoretically
US /ˌθiəˈretɪkli/
UK /ˌθɪə'retɪklɪ/
- Adverb
- As regards ideas that could be true
B2Moretrade
US /treid/
UK /treɪd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- Action of buying and selling things in business
- Transitive Verb
- To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
- To give something in return for something else
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
B1TOEICMoreused to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Morewith respect to
US /wɪð rɪˈspɛkt tu/
UK /wið risˈpekt tu:/
- Preposition
- In relation to; regarding.
- Phrase
- In relation to; concerning.
A1More
Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in the making: Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- for that matter: Used to emphasize that something is true or likely to happen, or to introduce a related point.
- going on: To continue doing something
- on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
- for free: Without charge; at no cost.
- merge with: To combine or blend together into a single entity.
- mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
- on steroids: Greatly enhanced or intensified; more powerful or effective than usual.
- with respect to: In relation to; regarding.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- quote: Written statement of the cost of something
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- squeeze: Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- competition: Fighting against others to win something
- prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
- federal: Consisting of several united states
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- rival: Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
- administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- couple: To join something to something else
- consolidation: Act of combining into an integral whole
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- agenda: Plan or policy to achieve your goal or intentions
- respect: To follow the established rules
- trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
- censorship: Removing inappropriate material from books, films
- commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
- object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- broad: General; not detailed
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- act: To behave in a certain way
- clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- ample: (Of quantity, amount) more than enough
- censor: To remove inappropriate material from books, films
- legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- march: To force someone to walk somewhere
- affiliate: Organization that is associated with another
- gobble: To eat or swallow something quickly
- cable: To transmit a message over a wire
- suspension: Liquid in which fine particles are suspended
- merge: To cause two or more things to combine into one
- bob: To move up and down repeatedly
- reiterate: To say something again for further emphasis
- merger: Combination of two or more companies into one
- paved: To build a hard even surface for traveling on
- hijack: To take control of a plane, etc. by force
- antitrust: (Laws) preventing unfair business practices
- abc: First letters of the Roman alphabet
Get the full experience in the app
Learn anywhere with detailed sentence and usage analysis
01:03
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.
Get the full experience in the app
Look up words anytime with pronunciation, part of speech, and usage
brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
A2 Elementary
Get the full experience in the app
Practice speaking anytime and get instant pronunciation feedback
Try this speaking exercise.
Try practicing with this sentence.
80
'This is much bigger than late night': Ex-FTC on Kimmel feud's impact on TV business
0
林宜悉 posted on 2025/11/17Ever wondered how big TV deals work and why they matter? This video dives into the fascinating world of media consolidation and antitrust issues, using the Jimmy Kimmel and Nexstar feud as a case study. You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary and gain insights into the business behind your favorite shows!
Learn this video on the APP!
The VoiceTube App has more in-depth practice for videos!