advance
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
A2TOEICMoreairflow
US /ˈerfloʊ/
UK /ˈeəfləʊ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Movement of air around objects
C2Moreavoid
US /əˈvɔɪd/
UK /ə'vɔɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent from happening
- To stay away from
A2TOEICMorebathroom
US /ˈbæθru:m/
UK /ˈbɑ:θru:m/
- Noun
- Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
B1Moreblind date
US /blaɪnd det/
UK /blaind deit/
- Noun
- A date between two people who have never met before, usually arranged by a mutual acquaintance.
- An experience where you know very little about the person you are meeting.
B1Morebring along
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To take someone or something with you.
A2Morecalm
US /kɑm/
UK /kɑ:m/
- Adjective
- Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- Relaxed and not worried or angry
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make or become relaxed and not worried or angry
A2Morecarry on
US /ˈkæri ɑn/
UK /ˈkæri ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
- To continue or keep doing something
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To continue doing something
A1Morecharge
US /tʃɑrdʒ/
UK /tʃɑ:dʒ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An attack by running quickly toward someone
- A price for a service or goods
A2Morecheck out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Morecounter
US /ˈkaʊntɚ/
UK /'kaʊntə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To say or do something in opposition or resistance
- To try to prevent, as by making a different point
- Prefix
- Being opposite or against something
B1Morecozy
US /ˈkozi/
UK /'kəʊzɪ/
- Adjective
- Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
B1Moredentist
US /ˈdɛntɪst/
UK /ˈdentɪst/
- Countable Noun
- Person whose job is to take care of people's teeth
B1Moreentertainment
US /ˌɛntɚˈtenmənt/
UK /ˌentəˈteɪnmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act or process of providing service for someone
- Singing, dancing, telling jokes to amuse people
A2TOEICMoreextra
US /'ekstrə/
UK /'ekstrə/
- Adjective
- More than necessary; additional
- Of especially good quality or grade.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Items more than you need; additional items
- Person who has a small part in a movie
A2Morefatigue
US /fəˈtiɡ/
UK /fəˈti:g/
- Uncountable Noun
- Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
- Being very tired
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone or something to become very tired
B2Moreget stuck in
US /ɡɛt stʌk ɪn/
UK /ɡet stʌk in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To become enthusiastically involved in something.
A1Moreginger
US /ˈdʒɪndʒɚ/
UK /ˈdʒɪndʒə(r)/
- Adjective
- Being reddish-brown in color
- Uncountable Noun
- Root with a hot strong taste used in cooking
B2Morego on
US /ɡo ɑn/
UK /ɡəu ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
- Interjection
- Used to encourage someone
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreheed
US /hid/
UK /hi:d/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To take notice of; pay attention to; care about
- To pay careful attention to something or someone
B2TOEICMorein advance
US /ɪn ædˈvæns/
UK /in ədˈvɑ:ns/
- Phrase
- Ahead of time; before something happens
- Noun
- A payment made before it is due, especially for work to be done
A2Morelavender
US /ˈlævəndɚ/
UK /ˈlævəndə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Plant with pale purple flowers, giving scented oil
- A pale purple color.
- Adjective
- Of a pale purple color.
B1Moreluggage
US /ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/
UK /ˈlʌgɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Suitcases and bags
- The contents of suitcases or bags packed for travel.
B1TOEICMoremask
US /mæsk/
UK /mɑ:sk/
- Transitive Verb
- To hide something so that it cannot be seen
- To hide something so that it cannot be seen
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Covering to hide or disguise the face
- Way of pretending to behave that is not real
B1Moreminimize
US /ˈmɪnəˌmaɪz/
UK /'mɪnɪmaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something seem small or less important
B1Moremove around
US /muv əˈraʊnd/
UK /mu:v əˈraund/
- Phrasal Verb
- To change position or location; to go from place to place.
- Intransitive Verb
- To spread or circulate (e.g., information, rumors).
muscle aches
US
UK
- Noun
- Pain in the muscles.
B2Morepillow
US /ˈpɪlo/
UK /'pɪləʊ/
- Countable Noun
- Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
- A cushion used as decoration.
- Uncountable Noun
- Something used to provide support or cushioning.
B1Moreplenty
US /ˈplɛnti/
UK /'plentɪ/
- Pronoun
- When there is not too little of something; a lot
- Uncountable Noun
- A large or sufficient amount or quantity; abundance.
- A lot of something
A2Moreprevent
US /prɪˈvɛnt/
UK /prɪ'vent/
- Transitive Verb
- To stop something from happening or existing
A2TOEICMoreprone
US /proʊn/
UK /prəʊn/
- Adjective
- Lying flat with your head facing the ground
- Likely to have, do or be (usually something bad)
B2TOEICMorereduction
US /rɪˈdʌkʃən/
UK /rɪ'dʌkʃn/
- Noun
- Act of making something smaller
B1Moresanitizer
US /ˈsæn.ə.taɪ.zɚ/
UK /ˈsæn.ɪ.taɪ.zə/
- Noun
- (also hand sanitizer) A liquid for washing your hands in order to get rid of harmful bacteria from them
C1Moreshield
US /ʃild/
UK /ʃi:ld/
- Noun
- A family's coat of arms or insignia
- Device used to protect from a harmful force
- Transitive Verb
- To cover (e.g. your face) so as to hide from
- To cover from a dangerous or harmful force
B1Morestick
US /stɪk/
UK /stɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- To join together using glue or paste
- Countable Noun
- Long thin piece of wood from a tree
A2Morestiffness
US /ˈstɪfnɪs/
UK /stɪfnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
C2Morestrategy
US /ˈstrætədʒi/
UK /'strætədʒɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- Branch of military dealing with command
A2TOEICMorestress
US / strɛs/
UK /stres/
- Transitive Verb
- To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- To put pressure on something or someone
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Emphasis on part of a word or sentence
- Pressure on something or someone
A2TOEICMorestretch
US /strɛtʃ/
UK /stretʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- To make something bigger by pulling on it
- Noun
- Making arm, leg muscles longer to ease them
- A consecutive row of things
A2TOEICMoresuch as
US /sʌtʃ æz/
UK /sʌtʃ æz/
- Preposition
- For example; like
A1Moresurvey
US /ˈsɜː(r)veɪ/
UK /'sɜ:veɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Broad view or general description of something
- Act of measuring land or property to make a map
- Transitive Verb
- To offer a broad view or general description
- To measure an area of land to make a map of it
A2TOEICMoreswap
US /swɑp/
UK /swɒp/
- Transitive Verb
- To exchange goods without spending money; trade
- Noun
- A trade or exchange of goods without using money
B2TOEICMoretake off
US /tek ɔf/
UK /teik ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To remove, e.g. your clothes
- To make arrangements to be absent from work
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To remove (an item of clothing).
- To depart; to leave.
A1Morethick
US /θɪk/
UK /θɪk/
- Adjective
- Difficult to see through, as fog
- Full of (people, etc.)
- Adverb
- In close association or friendship.
A2Moretissue
US /ˈtɪʃu/
UK /ˈtɪʃu:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
- Kind of thin, light paper used to pack objects
A2Moretray
US /tre/
UK /treɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A wide flat thing to carry food on
- Flat storage area of a truck
B1TOEICMoreunwanted
US /ʌnˋwɑntɪd/
UK /ˌʌnˈwɒntɪd/
- Adjective
- Not desired
B1Moreupgrade
US /ˈʌpˌɡred/
UK /ˌʌpˈgreɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To improve something in terms of quality
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Updated or better version of something
- A new and improved version of a software or system.
B1TOEICMorevein
US /ven/
UK /veɪn/
- Noun
- Tube that returns blood from the body to the heart
- Mood or particular turn of mind
B1Morevent
US /vɛnt/
UK /vent/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To express anger or grievance loudly/with feeling
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Opening allowing exit/entry of gas, steam etc.
- Expression of feelings often of anger
B2Morewipe down
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To clean a surface by wiping it with a cloth.
A1More
Vocabulary
- carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
- such as: For example; like
- check out
- in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
- bring along: To take someone or something with you.
- have to: Must do
- take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
- wipe down: To clean a surface by wiping it with a cloth.
- muscle aches: Pain in the muscles.
- move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
- blind date: A date between two people who have never met before, usually arranged by a mutual acquaintance.
- get stuck in: To become enthusiastically involved in something.
- go on: To continue doing something
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
- strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- cozy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
- swap: To exchange goods without spending money; trade
- thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
- survey: Broad view or general description of something
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
- entertainment: Act or process of providing service for someone
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- pillow: Soft cushion for your head on a bed/while sleeping
- reduction: Act of making something smaller
- tray: A wide flat thing to carry food on
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
- fully: Completely or entirely
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- vent: To express anger or grievance loudly/with feeling
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- deep: Complex and important
- vein: Tube that returns blood from the body to the heart
- minimize: To make something seem small or less important
- luggage: Suitcases and bags
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- ginger: Being reddish-brown in color
- sanitizer: (also hand sanitizer) A liquid for washing your hands in order to get rid of harmful bacteria from them
- lavender: Plant with pale purple flowers, giving scented oil
- stiffness: Firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
- heed: To take notice of; pay attention to; care about
- dentist: Person whose job is to take care of people's teeth
- upgrade: To improve something in terms of quality
- mask: To hide something so that it cannot be seen
- unwanted: Not desired
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- airflow: Movement of air around objects
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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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