as long as
US /æz lɔŋ æz/
UK /æz lɔŋ æz/
- Conjunction
- For the period that; provided that.
- For the length of time that
- Preposition
- On the condition that; providing that.
- Having the same length as.
A1Moreat some point
US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/
UK /æt sʌm pɔint/
- Phrase
- At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
A1Moreattention
US /əˈtɛnʃən/
UK /əˈtenʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Taking notice of someone or something
- Noun
- (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
A2TOEICMoreaudience
US /ˈɔdiəns/
UK /ˈɔ:diəns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
A2TOEICMoreaware
US /əˈwɛr/
UK /əˈwɛə/
- Adjective
- Knowing or feeling that something exists
A2TOEICMorebump
US /bʌmp/
UK /bʌmp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To bounce along over a rough surface
- To knock against with force or violence
- Noun
- Act or sound of one solid object hitting another
- Raised area on any smooth surface
B1Morecharge
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
A2Morecome back
US /kʌm bæk/
UK /kʌm bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reply to someone, often forcefully
- To be remembered
A1Morecomeback
US /ˈkʌmˌbæk/
UK /ˈkʌmbæk/
- Noun
- A clever or witty retort or reply
- Return of a celebrity to their previous success
B2Morecomedy
US /ˈkɑmɪdi/
UK /'kɒmədɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
A2Morecomment
US /ˈkɑmɛnt/
UK /'kɒment/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- An explanatory note in a computer program.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To say something that gives your opinion
- To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
A2Morecouple
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
A2Moredecade
US /ˈdɛkˌed, dɛˈked/
UK /ˈdekeɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Period of 10 years
B1TOEICMoreembrace
US /ɛmˈbres/
UK /ɪm'breɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of holding someone closely
- An act of accepting or supporting something willingly and enthusiastically.
- Transitive Verb
- To hold closely; cuddle, kiss or hug
- To accept something enthusiastically.
B1TOEICMoreembrace it
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To accept something enthusiastically.
C1Moreentourage
US /ˌɒntʊ(ə)ˈrɑːʒ/
UK /ˈɒnturɑ:ʒ/
- Noun
- People who travel with and help someone important
C1Morefactor
US /ˈfæktɚ/
UK /'fæktə(r)/
- Noun
- Something that influences a result
- Transitive Verb
- To consider or include in an estimate or judgment
- To find the two numbers a number can be divided by
A2TOEICMorefeel like
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a desire or inclination for something.
- To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
A1Morefound out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- To become known; be revealed.
B2Morego away
US /ɡo əˈwe/
UK /ɡəu əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To go on vacation
- To leave; depart.
A1Moregot 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
A1Moregut
US /ɡʌt/
UK /ɡʌt/
- Transitive Verb
- To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
- To remove the internal parts of an animal or fish
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Stomach and internal organs of digestion
B1Morehalfway
US /ˌhæfˈweɪ/
UK /ˌhɑ:fˈweɪ/
- Adverb
- A middle point between two extremes
- At or to a point equidistant between two places.
- Adjective
- Located at or being at a point equidistant between two places.
- Partially completed; at an intermediate stage.
B2Morehalfway through
US
UK
- Adverb
- At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
- Phrase
- Having completed approximately half of something.
A2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morein charge
US /ɪn tʃɑrdʒ/
UK /in tʃɑ:dʒ/
- Adverb
- To be responsible for
A1Morein on
US
UK
- Phrase
- To be involved in a secret or plan.
- To be aware of something that is secret or not generally known.
A1Morein shock
US
UK
- Phrase
- When not enough blood flows round the body
A2Morein touch
US /ɪn tʌtʃ/
UK /in tʌtʃ/
- Adjective
- Having contact or communication with someone.
- Aware of or informed about something.
B1Morekeeping up
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To understand what someone is saying
- To move or progress at the same rate as someone or something else.
A1Morenecessarily
US /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛrəli, -ˈsɛr-/
UK /ˌnesəˈserəli/
- Adverb
- In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
A2TOEICMorenerve
US /nɚv/
UK /nə:v/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
- Courage to do something that is difficult or risky
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To summon one's courage; brace oneself.
A2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreon tour
US /ɑn tʊr/
UK /ɔn tuə/
- Noun
- Time a soldier is away from home for work
A2Morepatience
US /ˈpeʃəns/
UK /ˈpeɪʃns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Ability to wait without being annoyed
- Perseverance; the ability to continue doing something despite difficulties.
B2TOEICMoreprivilege
US /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ, ˈprɪvlɪdʒ/
UK /'prɪvəlɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Advantage or right given to only certain people
- An opportunity to do something special or enjoyable.
- Transitive Verb
- To give advantages to some people not others
B1TOEICMorerare
US /rɛr/
UK /reə(r)/
- Adjective
- (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
- Unusual or out of the ordinary; not common
A2Morerevise
US /rɪˈvaɪz/
UK /rɪ'vaɪz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make changes or add something to improve
- To study again in order to prepare for a test
A2TOEICMoresatire
US /'sætaɪər/
UK /'sætaɪə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Written criticism made in a funny way
- Exposing the negative qualities through humor
B2TOEICMoresoul
US /sol/
UK /səʊl/
- Noun
- Central or basic part of something
- Strong, deep emotion in speech or performance
A2Moresupermarket
US /ˈsupɚˌmɑrkɪt/
UK /ˈsju:pəˌmɑ:kit/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Self-service store selling groceries etc.
C2Moretune
US /tun, tjun/
UK /tju:n/
- Transitive Verb
- To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
- To adjust to be at the right musical pitch
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of musical notes that make a pleasant sound
A2Moreunique
US /juˈnik/
UK /jʊ'ni:k/
- Adjective
- Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- Remarkably special or unusual.
A2TOEICMoreunusual
US /ʌnˈjuʒuəl/
UK /ʌnˈju:ʒuəl/
- Adjective
- Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
- Remarkable or interesting because different from or better than others.
B1Moreused 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
A1Morewrench
US /rɛntʃ/
UK /rentʃ/
- Countable Noun
- Tool for holding/turning objects of varying sizes
- Transitive Verb
- To twist, turn, or pull suddenly and forcibly
B2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- go away: To go on vacation
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- keeping up: To understand what someone is saying
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- on tour: Time a soldier is away from home for work
- in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
- halfway through: At or in the middle of a period of time or an activity.
- embrace it: To accept something enthusiastically.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- in charge: To be responsible for
- have to: Must do
- in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- decade: Period of 10 years
- rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- factor: Something that influences a result
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- couple: To join something to something else
- nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- comedy: Amusing play, film, usually with a happy ending
- bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- soul: Central or basic part of something
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
- point: An item to be discussed
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- revise: To make changes or add something to improve
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- great: Very good; better than before
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- halfway: A middle point between two extremes
- unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
- wrench: Tool for holding/turning objects of varying sizes
- satire: Written criticism made in a funny way
- entourage: People who travel with and help someone important
- comeback: A clever or witty retort or reply
- supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
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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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David Bowie Was An Early Fan Of "The Comeback" (Feat. Lisa Kudrow) | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend
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