avocado
US /ˌævəˈkɑ:doʊ/
UK /ˌævəˈkɑ:dəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Pear-shaped fruit with green flesh and large stone
B2Moreawesome
US /ˈɔsəm/
UK /'ɔ:səm/
- Adjective
- Great; wonderful; stupendous
B2TOEICMoreback in the day
US
UK
- Phrase
- In the past; in former times.
- Referring to a past time, often with a sense of nostalgia or fondness.
A1Morebeard
US /bɪrd/
UK /bɪəd/
- Noun
- Hair that grows on a man's face
A2Morebeast
US /bist/
UK /bi:st/
- Noun
- Ugly or terrifying animal
B1Morebeverage
US /ˈbɛvərɪdʒ, ˈbɛvrɪdʒ/
UK /ˈbevərɪdʒ/
- Countable Noun
- A drink other than water
B2TOEICMorebro
US /broʊ/
UK /brəʊ/
- Countable Noun
- Shortened form of 'brother'
B2Moreby no means
US
UK
- Phrase
- Certainly not; in no way.
A1Morecall it a day
US /kɔl ɪt ə ˈdeɪ/
UK /kɔ:l ɪt ə ˈdeɪ/
- other
- To stop working on something for the rest of the day.
B1Morecamp
US /kæmp/
UK /kæmp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A (military) base
- Exaggerated behavior meant to be funny
- Intransitive Verb
- To live temporarily, e.g. in a tent or a vehicle
A2Morecape
US /kep/
UK /keɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Clothing without sleeves worn over the shoulders
- Large area of land that sticks out into a sea
B1Morecentral
US /ˈsɛntrəl/
UK /'sentrəl/
- Adjective
- Being in the middle
- Most significant or important
- Noun
- The central part of a country or region.
A2Morecinnamon
US /ˈsɪnəmən/
UK /ˈsɪnəmən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sweet spice used in cooking or desserts
B2Moreclaw
US /klɔ/
UK /klɔ:/
- Countable Noun
- Long, sharp, and usually curved nail of an animal
- A tool or part of a tool resembling an animal's claw, used for gripping or tearing.
- Transitive Verb
- To dig or pull with the nails or fingers
- To grasp or seize something with or as if with claws.
B1Morecome back
US /kʌm bæk/
UK /kʌm bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reply to someone, often forcefully
- To be remembered
A1Morecome from
US /kʌm frʌm/
UK /kʌm frɔm/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have as your native country or city
A1Moreconception
US /kənˈsɛpʃən/
UK /kənˈsepʃn/
- Noun
- Moment when a woman's pregnancy begins
- Idea about something, or how it should be
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
A2Morecrazy
US /ˈkrezi/
UK /'kreɪzɪ/
- Adjective
- Mentally ill; mad
- Not being sensible or practical
- Noun
- Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd
A2Morecustard
US /ˈkʌstərd/
UK /ˈkʌstəd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sweet, pudding-like dessert made with eggs, milk
C1Moredecadent
US /ˈdɛkədənt, dɪˈkedn:t/
UK /ˈdekədənt/
- Adjective
- Showing declining moral values; pleasure-seeking
C1Moredelicious
US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
UK /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
- Adjective
- Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
B1TOEICMoredestination
US /ˌdɛstəˈneʃən/
UK /ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn/
- Noun
- The place you are traveling to
- A place regarded as worth visiting or traveling to.
B1TOEICMoredine
US /daɪn/
UK /daɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To eat
A2Moredisaster
US /dɪˈzæstɚ, -ˈsæs-/
UK /dɪ'zɑ:stə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- A complete failure.
- Uncountable Noun
- A situation that has gone terribly wrong.
A2Moredude
US /dud, djud/
UK /du:d/
- Noun
- Form of address for a man
- (informal) A man; a fellow.
- Interjection
- (informal) Used as a term of address, often between men.
B2Moreember
US /ˈɛmbɚ/
UK /ˈembə(r)/
- Noun
- Wood still hot and red after a fire stops burning
C1Morefeast
US /fist/
UK /fi:st/
- Noun
- Religious celebration
- Special meal with large amounts of food and drink
- Intransitive Verb
- To eat a large special meal often in celebration
B1Morefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMorefunky
US /ˈfʌŋki/
UK /fʌŋkɪ/
- Adjective
- Offbeat; fashionable
B2Moregem
US /dʒɛm/
UK /dʒem/
- Countable Noun
- Jewel or precious stone, usually cut into a shape
B1Morehang out
US /hæŋ aʊt/
UK /hæŋ aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To spend time with your friends
- To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
A2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehelmet
US /ˈhɛlmɪt/
UK /'helmɪt/
- Noun
- Hard or padded protective hat, as worn by soldiers
- A piece of armor formerly worn to protect the head.
B1Morehop
US /hɑp/
UK /hɒp/
- Noun
- Dance party
- Small jump, often on one foot
- Intransitive Verb
- To move from one place to another
- To make small jump, as from one foot to the other
B2Morehop into
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To quickly get into a vehicle.
A1Morein the middle of
US
UK
- Phrase
- In the central part or point of something.
- Engaged or occupied with something.
A2Moreinside of
US /ɪnˈsaɪd ʌv/
UK /inˈsaid ɔv/
- Preposition
- Within; in the inner part of.
- Within a certain period of time.
A1Morejust kind of
US
UK
- Phrase
- Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- Used to indicate something is approximately or generally similar to something else.
A2Morekale
US /keɪl/
UK /keɪl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves
C2Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremarzipan
US
UK
- Uncountable Noun
- Almond paste, often spread on top of cakes
C1Moremileage
US /ˈmaɪlɪdʒ/
UK /ˈmaɪlɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Distance traveled, measured in miles
- The number of miles a vehicle has traveled.
A2Moreminiature
US /ˈmɪniəˌtʃʊr, -tʃɚ, ˈmɪnə-/
UK /ˈmɪnətʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small model of something larger
- Very small painting, picture or portrait
- Adjective
- Made to be much smaller than normal
B2Morenavigate
US /ˈnævɪˌɡet/
UK /'nævɪɡeɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
- To deal successfully with something complex
B2Morenipple
US /ˈnɪpəl/
UK /ˈnɪpl/
- Noun
- Part of a breast; (on a woman) part baby sucks
B2Moreon the floor
US
UK
- Phrase
- Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- Actively participating in dancing or other floor-based activities.
A1Moreon the other side of
US /ɑn ði ˈʌðɚ ˈsaɪd ʌv/
UK /ɒn ði ˈʌðə ˈsaɪd ɒv/
- Preposition
- Located across something from a given point.
A2Moreon the road
US /ɑn ði rəʊd/
UK /ɔn ðə roʊd/
- Phrase
- Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- Making progress; advancing towards a goal.
- Idiom
- Making progress towards a goal or achievement.
A1Moreout of gas
US
UK
- Adjective
- Having no more gasoline in the tank of a vehicle.
A1Morepeep
US /pip/
UK /pi:p/
- Intransitive Verb
- To look at secretly or when you shouldn't
- Noun
- Word or sound (used in the negative, etc.)
B2Morepork
US /pɔ:rk/
UK /pɔ:k/
- Uncountable Noun
- Meat of a pig, used for food
B2Morequirky
US /'kwɜ:kɪ/
UK /'kwɜ:kɪ/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; strange
B2Morerefill
US /riˈfɪl/
UK /ˌri:ˈfɪl/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something full again
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Additional material added to fill something again
- A replacement supply for something that is used up.
B1Moreremote
US /rɪˈmot/
UK /rɪ'məʊt/
- Adjective
- Being far away from people, towns, etc.
- (Of a possibility) being small or not likely
- Noun
- Radio device designed to operate TV, etc.
A2TOEICMoreride out
US /raɪd aʊt/
UK /raid aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To survive a difficult period or situation without serious harm.
- To endure a decline or fluctuation in a market or investment.
A1Morerough
US /rʌf/
UK /rʌf/
- Adjective
- Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- (Of situations) tough; difficult to get through
- Adverb
- In a manner that is difficult, or violent
A2Moresail
US /sel/
UK /seɪl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel across water in a boat or a ship
- To move along quickly and smoothly
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Trip or journey on a ship
A2Moresection
US / ˈsɛkʃən/
UK /'sekʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A part of a whole
- Specific group of people from a larger group
- Transitive Verb
- To divide something into smaller parts
B1TOEICMoreshuttle
US /ˈʃʌtl/
UK /ˈʃʌtl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Vehicle carrying passengers between two places
- Device used when weaving cloth
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move passengers between two nearby places
B1Moresoak
US /sok/
UK /səʊk/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something completely wet
- To place something in liquid for a period of time
- Noun
- Placement in liquid for a period of time
B1Morestart off
US /stɑrt ɔf/
UK /stɑ:t ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To begin or commence something.
- To begin a journey.
B2Morethrottle
US /ˈθrɑtl:/
UK /'θrɒtl/
- Noun
- Device controlling the supply of fuel to an engine
- Transitive Verb
- To put your hands round someone's neck and squeeze
- To stop or hinder the development or growth of
B2Moretub
US /tʌb/
UK /tʌb/
- Countable Noun
- Another word for a bath
B1Moretune
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
A2Moreuntouched
US /ʌnˈtʌtʃt/
UK /ʌnˈtʌtʃt/
- Adjective
- Still full
B1Morevalley
US /ˈvæli/
UK /'vælɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Area between mountains with river running through
- The internal angle formed by the intersection of two sloping roof surfaces.
A2Morevideo
US /ˈvɪdiˌo/
UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Recording capturing action with sound
- A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
- Transitive Verb
- To make a moving film of, with sound
- To make a video call.
A2Moreway to go
US /we tu ɡo/
UK /wei tu: ɡəu/
- Interjection
- An expression of encouragement or approval.
- An expression of sarcasm after someone has made a mistake.
A1More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- call it a day: To stop working on something for the rest of the day.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- ride out: To survive a difficult period or situation without serious harm.
- start off: To begin or commence something.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- by no means: Certainly not; in no way.
- back in the day: In the past; in former times.
- out of gas: Having no more gasoline in the tank of a vehicle.
- inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
- on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- hang out: To spend time with your friends
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
- hop into: To quickly get into a vehicle.
- on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- destination: The place you are traveling to
- navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
- beverage: A drink other than water
- dude: Form of address for a man
- disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
- rough: Causing or involving violence, force, and harm
- section: A part of a whole
- remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- couple: To join something to something else
- soak: To make something completely wet
- feast: Religious celebration
- quirky: Odd or unusual; strange
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- avocado: Pear-shaped fruit with green flesh and large stone
- cinnamon: Sweet spice used in cooking or desserts
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
- claw: Long, sharp, and usually curved nail of an animal
- decadent: Showing declining moral values; pleasure-seeking
- hop: Dance party
- point: An item to be discussed
- middle: Place that is halfway between two things
- beard: Hair that grows on a man's face
- great: Very good; better than before
- miniature: Small model of something larger
- land: Region or country
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- valley: Area between mountains with river running through
- funky: Offbeat; fashionable
- central: Being in the middle
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- restaurant: Place where you can order, buy and eat a meal
- kale: Hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves
- gem: Jewel or precious stone, usually cut into a shape
- cover: To record a different version of another song
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- delicious: Very pleasing to eat; especially pleasing
- beast: Ugly or terrifying animal
- helmet: Hard or padded protective hat, as worn by soldiers
- sail: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- tub: Another word for a bath
- shuttle: Vehicle carrying passengers between two places
- cape: Clothing without sleeves worn over the shoulders
- conception: Moment when a woman's pregnancy begins
- camp: A (military) base
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- custard: Sweet, pudding-like dessert made with eggs, milk
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- dine: To eat
- refill: To make something full again
- peep: To look at secretly or when you shouldn't
- mileage: Distance traveled, measured in miles
- bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
- untouched: Still full
- nipple: Part of a breast; (on a woman) part baby sucks
- pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
- throttle: Device controlling the supply of fuel to an engine
- ember: Wood still hot and red after a fire stops burning
- marzipan: Almond paste, often spread on top of cakes
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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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Exploring California by Motorcycle | LA to Big Sur Moto Camping (Day 2)
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/03/18Get ready for an epic motorcycle adventure along California's stunning Highway 1, from LA to Big Sur! You'll pick up practical phrases for travel and dining while exploring cool spots like Jalama Beach and learning about the historic Honda Point Disaster.
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