appetite
US /ˈæpɪˌtaɪt/
UK /'æpɪtaɪt/
- Noun
- Feeling of hunger or desire for something
B1Morebacteria
US /bækˈtɪriə/
UK /bæk'tɪərɪə/
- Noun (plural)
- The very small creatures that can cause disease
B2Morebacterium
US /bækˈtɪriəm/
UK /bæk'tɪərɪəm/
- Countable Noun
- The very small creatures that can cause disease
B2Morecause
US /kɔz/
UK /kɔ:z/
- Noun
- Belief, goal or organization that people support
- Reason for
- Transitive Verb
- To make something happen; create effect or result
A2Morechest
US /tʃɛst/
UK /tʃest/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong, lidded container for storing things
- Front of the body between neck and stomach
A2Moreconcern
US /kənˈsɚn/
UK /kənˈsɜ:n/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be about a particular topic
- To have a direct impact on someone
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Company, firm or business
- Feeling of worry or anxiety
A2TOEICMorecontact
US /ˈkɑnˌtækt/
UK /'kɒntækt/
- Adjective
- Touching or feeling something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Touching or feeling something
- Object that allows electricity to run through it
A2Morecontrast
US /ˈkɑ:ntræst/
UK /'kɒntrɑ:st/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Comparison that shows obvious differences
- Difference in light and dark in photos, etc.
A2Morecrucial
US /ˈkruʃəl/
UK /'kru:ʃl/
- Adjective
- Extremely important or necessary
- Of great importance to the success of something.
B1Morediabetes
US /ˌdaɪəˈbitɪs, -tiz/
UK /ˌdaɪəˈbi:ti:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
- A form of diabetes, usually diagnosed in children and young adults, in which the body does not produce insulin.
B2Morediagnosis
US /ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsɪs/
UK /ˌdaɪəgˈnəʊsɪs/
- Noun (plural)
- Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
- Noun
- The identification of a disease or condition.
B1Moredisease
US /dɪˈziz/
UK /dɪˈzi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
- Transitive Verb
- To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
A2TOEICMoreeradication
US /ɪˌrædɪ'keɪʃn/
UK /ɪˌrædɪ'keɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Complete destruction of every trace of something
B2Moreessential
US /ɪˈsɛnʃəl/
UK /ɪ'senʃl/
- Adjective
- Extremely or most important and necessary
- Fundamental; basic.
- Noun
- A concentrated hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aroma compounds from plants.
B1TOEICMorefamily members
US
UK
- Noun (plural)
- People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
A1Morefatigue
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
B2Morefever
US /ˈfivɚ/
UK /'fi:və(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A high body temperature, indicating illness
- State of excited emotion or activity
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to have a fever.
B1Moreimmune
US /ɪˈmjoon/
UK /ɪˈmju:n/
- Adjective
- Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
- Protected against a particular disease or condition because of antibodies or vaccination.
B1Moreimpact
US /ˈɪmˌpækt/
UK /'ɪmpækt/
- Noun
- A striking effect or result to hit with force
- Act or force of one thing hitting something else
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit or strike someone or something with force
- To have a strong effect on someone or something.
A2TOEICMorein the air
US
UK
- Phrase
- Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- Felt or sensed by many people; circulating as a rumor or feeling.
- Adjective
- Being broadcast on radio or television.
A1Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
A1Moreinactive
US /ɪnˈæktɪv/
UK /ɪnˈæktɪv/
- Adjective
- Not moving around a lot or doing many things
B1Moreinfect
US /ɪnˈfɛkt/
UK /ɪn'fekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To introduce a computer virus to
- To give a disease, bacteria or virus to
B1Morelatent
US /ˈletnt/
UK /ˈleɪtnt/
- Adjective
- Existing but needing certain conditions to start
B2TOEICMorelead to
US /lid tu/
UK /li:d tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To result in some action
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have something as a consequence or result.
A1Morelung
US /lʌŋ/
UK /lʌŋ/
- Noun
- One of the two organs we use to breathe
B1Moremajor
US /ˈmedʒɚ/
UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- High-ranking officer in the army
- Main subject you study at university
- Adjective
- Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
- Important, serious, or large in scope, size
A2TOEICMoremalnutrition
US /ˌmælnu:ˈtrɪʃn/
UK /ˌmælnju:ˈtrɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Not having enough to eat, or having a poor diet
C1Moremultiply
US /ˈmʌltəˌplaɪ/
UK /ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
- To increase something by a large quantity
B1Moreoccur
US /əˈkɚ/
UK /əˈkɜ:(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To come to pass or to happen
- To be found to exist; to be present.
A2TOEICMoreovercrowd
US /ˌoʊvə'kraʊd/
UK /ˌəʊvə'kraʊd/
- Transitive Verb
- To have too many people or things in
B2Morepermanent
US /ˈpɚmənənt/
UK /'pɜ:mənənt/
- Adjective
- Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
- Intended to last or remain for an unlimited period
- Noun
- A person who is a permanent employee.
- A chemical treatment to create lasting curls or waves in the hair.
B1TOEICMorepersistent
US /pərˈsɪstənt/
UK /pəˈsɪstənt/
- Adjective
- Continuing to do something despite challenges
- Continuing to exist or occur for a long time.
C1TOEICMorepoverty
US /ˈpɑvəti/
UK /ˈpɔvəti/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being poor
- Lack of something necessary
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
B1Moreprimarily
US /praɪˈmɛrəli, -ˈmɛr-/
UK /praɪˈmerəli/
- Adverb
- In the most basic or important way
A2TOEICMorepromptly
US /ˈprɑ:mptli/
UK /ˈprɒmptli/
- Adverb
- At a particular or expected time; right on time
- Without delay; quickly.
B1Morepulmonary
US /ˈpʌlməneri/
UK /ˈpʌlmənəri/
- Adjective
- Concerning the lungs/disease of the lungs
C1Morerelease
US /rɪ'li:s/
UK /rɪ'li:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
- Noun
- Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
- Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
A2TOEICMoreremain
US /rɪˈmen/
UK /rɪˈmeɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be left behind; to continue to exist
- To stay in a place when other people have gone
A2TOEICMorespread
US /sprɛd/
UK /spred/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- The distance between two things
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To place over a large area; to cover a large area
- (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
A2TOEICMoresubtle
US /ˈsʌtl/
UK /'sʌtl/
- Adjective
- Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
- Clever or indirect but hides the true purpose
B1Moresuspend
US /səˈspɛnd/
UK /sə'spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To hang something or someone from something
- To stop something for a period of time; interrupt
B2TOEICMoretiny
US /ˈtaɪni/
UK /'taɪnɪ/
- Adjective
- Very, very small
A2Moretuberculosis
US /tu:ˌbɜ:rkjəˈloʊsɪs/
UK /tju:ˌbɜ:kjuˈləʊsɪs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Disease affecting especially the lungs
C2More
Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
- lead to: To result in some action
- crucial: Extremely important or necessary
- fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
- essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
- immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
- subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
- diabetes: Illness where there is too much sugar in the blood
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- poverty: State of being poor
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- tiny: Very, very small
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
- contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- contact: Touching or feeling something
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- primarily: In the most basic or important way
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- chest: Strong, lidded container for storing things
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- malnutrition: Not having enough to eat, or having a poor diet
- multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
- fever: A high body temperature, indicating illness
- active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
- last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
- suspend: To hang something or someone from something
- lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
- tuberculosis: Disease affecting especially the lungs
- bacterium: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- promptly: At a particular or expected time; right on time
- prevention: Act of stopping something bad from happening
- infect: To introduce a computer virus to
- inactive: Not moving around a lot or doing many things
- latent: Existing but needing certain conditions to start
- eradication: Complete destruction of every trace of something
- pulmonary: Concerning the lungs/disease of the lungs
- overcrowd: To have too many people or things in
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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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The Hidden Disease: Tuberculosis Explained
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Susan posted on 2026/03/17Ever wondered about Tuberculosis (TB)? This video dives deep into what TB is, how it spreads, and the difference between latent and active forms, plus you'll pick up some advanced medical vocabulary along the way! It's a fantastic chance to boost your knowledge and language skills on this important health topic.
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