align
US /əˈlaɪn/
UK /əˈlaɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a line or in the correct position in relation to something else.
B2Moreat gunpoint
US /ˌæt ˈɡʌnˌpɔɪnt/
UK /ˌæt ˈɡʌnpɔɪnt/
- other
- Forced or threatened with a gun.
B2Moreat home
US /æt hom/
UK /æt həum/
- Phrase
- In one's own residence or country.
- Adjective
- Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
brand
US /brænd/
UK /brænd/
- Noun
- A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- Product made or designed by a named company
- Transitive Verb
- To burn a mark on an animal to show who owns it
- To describe someone as a liar, coward, etc.
A2TOEICMorebring in
US /brɪŋ ɪn/
UK /briŋ in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- To add person into existing group, e.g. phone call
A1Morecapacity
US /kəˈpæsɪti/
UK /kə'pæsətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
- Largest amount of something that can be produced
B1Morecircuit
US /ˈsɜ:rkɪt/
UK /ˈsɜ:kɪt/
- Noun
- An area where cars race in a circle
- Route for journey all the way around a place
- Intransitive Verb
- To complete a journey all the way round an area
B1Moreclinical
US /ˈklɪnɪkəl/
UK /ˈklɪnɪkl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the treatment or observing patients
- Using scientific techniques and precision
B1Morecommit
US /kəˈmɪt/
UK /kə'mɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To do something bad, usually a crime
- To promise your permanent love or loyalty (to)
A2TOEICMorecommunity
US /kəˈmjunɪti/
UK /kə'mju:nətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of people who share a common idea or area
- A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
- Adjective
- Relating to or shared by the people in a particular area.
- Shared or participated in by all members of a group
A2Morecontent
US /ˈkɑnˌtɛnt/
UK /'kɒntent/
- Adjective
- Being happy or satisfied
- In a state of peaceful happiness.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Information in something, e.g. book or computer
- The subject matter of a book, speech, etc.
A2Moredistract
US /dɪˈstrækt/
UK /dɪ'strækt/
- Transitive Verb
- To draw someone's attention away from something
B1TOEICMoredomain
US /doʊˈmeɪn/
UK /dəˈmeɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A field of knowledge, thought or influence
- Area that a ruler or government controls
B1Moreevaluation
US /ɪˌvæljʊˈeʃən/
UK /ɪˌvæljʊ'eɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Judgment about the value or condition of something
B1TOEICMorehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morein addition to
US /ɪn əˈdɪʃən tu/
UK /in əˈdiʃən tu:/
- Preposition
- Besides; as well as
- Phrase
- Besides; as well as.
- Furthermore; moreover.
B1Morein the clear
US /ɪn ði klɪr/
UK /in ðə kliə/
- Adjective
- Free from suspicion or blame; exonerated.
- Out of danger or difficulty; safe.
- Phrase
- Free from obstructions; unobstructed.
A1Moreintense
US /ɪnˈtɛns/
UK /ɪn'tens/
- Adjective
- Very strong, great or extreme in degree
- Experiencing or showing great force or strength; extreme.
A2TOEICMoreinterrupt
US /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/
UK /ˌɪntə'rʌpt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To stop something from happening for a while
- To stop someone from speaking by saying or doing something.
- Noun
- A signal that stops a computer from working on one thing and starts it working on something else.
B1TOEICMorekitten
US /ˈkɪtn/
UK /ˈkɪtn/
- Countable Noun
- Young cat
B1Morelaunch
US /lɔntʃ, lɑntʃ/
UK /lɔ:ntʃ/
- Noun
- Starting a new project; introducing new product
- Act of firing rockets into the air
- Transitive Verb
- To start a new project; start selling a product
- To put a rocket into the air
A2TOEICMoremarketing
US /ˈmɑ:rkɪtɪŋ/
UK /ˈmɑ:kɪtɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
- Uncountable Noun
- The act of selling services or goods
B1Moremonetize
US /'mʌnəˌtaɪz/
UK /'mʌnɪtaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To make money from your invention or ideas
C2TOEICMorenonprofit
US /nɑnˈprɑfɪt/
UK /ˌnɒn'prɒfɪt/
- Adjective
- Not commercially motivated; charitable
B1Moreoptimization
US /ˌɑptəmɪˈzeʃən/
UK /ˌɒptɪmaɪ'zeɪʃən/
- Uncountable Noun
- Efforts to make as effective as possible
B2Moreoptimize
US /ˈɑ:ptɪmaɪz/
UK /ˈɒptɪmaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To make as effective as possible
B2Moreoverload
US /ˌovɚˈlod/
UK /ˌəʊvə'ləʊd/
- Transitive Verb
- To make a machine work too hard so it might break
- To cause someone or something to work too hard
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Too much of something
B2Moreplatform
US /ˈplætˌfɔrm/
UK /'plætfɔ:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- Area from which you board a train at a station
B1Moreprevent
US /prɪˈvɛnt/
UK /prɪ'vent/
- Transitive Verb
- To stop something from happening or existing
A2TOEICMoreprevention
US /prɪˈvɛnʃən/
UK /prɪˈvenʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of stopping something bad from happening
B1Moreprocess
US /ˈprɑsˌɛs, ˈproˌsɛs/
UK /prə'ses/
- Transitive Verb
- To organize and use data in a computer
- To deal with official forms in the way required
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Dealing with official forms in the way required
- Set of changes that occur slowly and naturally
A2TOEICMoreprofessional
US /prəˈfɛʃənəl/
UK /prə'feʃənl/
- Adjective
- Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- Acting/done properly as a qualified person would
- Noun
- Highly qualified person, e.g. lawyer or doctor
- One who plays a sport or similar activity as a job
A2TOEICMorepsychological
US /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/
UK /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the study of the mind
- Relating to or involving the use of propaganda, threats, or other psychological techniques to subdue an opponent.
A2Morepurchase
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that you bought
- Strong hold on something; grip
A2TOEICMorerecur
US /rɪˈkɚ/
UK /rɪˈkɜ:(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To occur again or repeatedly
B1Morerecurrence
US /rɪˈkɜːrəns/
UK /rɪˈkʌrəns/
- Noun
- Happening again (often at regular intervals)
B2Morereduce
US /rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus/
UK /rɪ'dju:s/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
A2TOEICMorerotate
US /ˈroʊteɪt/
UK /rəʊˈteɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To regularly change people who perform a role
- To regularly change the crops that grow in a field
B2Morescale
US /skel/
UK /skeɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Size, level, or amount when compared
- Small hard plates that cover the body of fish
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change the size of but keep the proportions
- To climb something large (e.g. a mountain)
A2TOEICMoreshelter
US /ˈʃɛltɚ/
UK /'ʃeltə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place to protect people/animals from abuse
- Structure that covers or protects things
- Transitive Verb
- To give animals, people a place away from abuse
- To find protection from danger/bad weather
B1Morestand out
US /stænd aʊt/
UK /stænd aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To be noticeably better than other similar ones
A1Moresuicide
US /ˈsuɪˌsaɪd/
UK /'su:ɪsaɪd/
- Noun
- Act of purposely killing yourself
- Act that ruins a person's career, status etc.
B2Moretrauma
US /ˈtraʊmə/
UK /'trɔ:mə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A very severe or upsetting experience
- Serious injury to part of the body
B2Moretraumatic
US /traʊˈmætɪk/
UK /trɔ:ˈmætɪk/
- Adjective
- Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
- Causing an injury
B2Moretrial
US /ˈtraɪəl, traɪl/
UK /ˈtraɪəl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- Act or process of testing or experimenting
- Transitive Verb
- To be made or done as a test or experiment
A2TOEICMoreupload
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
B1Morevisual
US /ˈvɪʒuəl/
UK /'vɪʒʊəl/
- Adjective
- Of or relating to vision
- Noun
- Pictures/images used to help audience understand
- A picture, map, piece of film, or other visual representation.
A2Morewhoa
US /woʊ/
UK /wəʊ/
- Interjection
- Tell someone to do something more slowly
- An exclamation of surprise, amazement, or shock.
C1More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- at gunpoint: Forced or threatened with a gun.
- in the clear: Free from suspicion or blame; exonerated.
- stand out
- in addition to: Besides; as well as
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
- scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
- psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
- traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
- interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
- visual: Of or relating to vision
- clinical: Concerning the treatment or observing patients
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
- organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
- suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
- piece: A counter in a board game
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- optimize: To make as effective as possible
- accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- circuit: An area where cars race in a circle
- evaluation: Judgment about the value or condition of something
- business: A company formed for making profit
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- monetize: To make money from your invention or ideas
- rotate: To regularly change people who perform a role
- marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
- prevention: Act of stopping something bad from happening
- recur: To occur again or repeatedly
- kitten: Young cat
- overload: To make a machine work too hard so it might break
- upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
- nonprofit: Not commercially motivated; charitable
- whoa: Tell someone to do something more slowly
- optimization: Efforts to make as effective as possible
- recurrence: Happening again (often at regular intervals)
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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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