abandon
US /əˈbændən/
UK /ə'bændən/
- Transitive Verb
- To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- To withdraw your support, or leave someone
- Uncountable Noun
- Wild, carefree behavior
B1Moreactively
US /'æktɪvlɪ/
UK /'æktɪvlɪ/
- Adverb
- Doing things to achieve a specific goal
A2Moreapocalyptic
US /əˌpɑkəˈlɪptɪk/
UK /əˌpɒkəˈlɪptɪk/
- Adjective
- Involving great disaster or destruction
- Describing or prophesying the end of the world.
B2Moreblend
US /blɛnd/
UK /blend/
- Transitive Verb
- To combine different elements or substances
- To mix ingredients when cooking
- Noun
- Product known for mixing ingredients
B1Moreblend of
US
UK
- Noun
- A mixture of different things combined together.
- A combination of different qualities or elements.
A1Morebreaks down
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- (Machine) to stop working or become weaker
A1Morecapture
US /ˈkæptʃɚ/
UK /'kæptʃə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- To record, tape, or film something
- Noun
- The act of seizing or taking control of something.
B1Morechannel
US /ˈtʃænəl/
UK /'tʃænl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- TV or radio station or its programs
- Transitive Verb
- To dig a long hole for carrying water
- To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
B1Morecreepy
US /'kri:pɪ/
UK /'kri:pɪ/
- Adjective
- Scary; annoying or unpleasant
B1Morecrumble
US /ˈkrʌmbəl/
UK /ˈkrʌmbl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To break into small parts or crumbs
B2Morecrutch
US /krʌtʃ/
UK /krʌtʃ/
- Countable Noun
- Stick leant on for support if leg/foot is injured
B2Moredepress
US /dɪˈprɛs/
UK /dɪ'pres/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone feel sad or miserable
- To push something down
B2Moredo in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To make completely tired out and exhausted
- To destroy or cause damage to someone
A1Moredue to
US /du tu/
UK /dju: tu:/
- Preposition
- Because of; owing to
- Adjective
- Attributable to; caused by.
A1Moreencounter
US /ɛnˈkaʊntɚ/
UK /ɪn'kaʊntə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- To meet someone or something unexpectedly
- Noun
- A chance meeting; unexpected or unplanned meeting
B1TOEICMoreestate
US /ɪˈstet/
UK /ɪˈsteɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A large piece of land, usually with a large house
- Group of houses all built at the same time
A2TOEICMoreexact
US /ɪɡˈzækt/
UK /ɪɡ'zækt/
- Adjective
- Completely correct; accurate; specific
- Transitive Verb
- To get something, sometimes using force
A2TOEICMoreexplore
US /ɪkˈsplɔr/
UK /ɪk'splɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To examine something in detail to learn about it
- To travel to a place to discover more about it
A2TOEICMorefootage
US /ˈfʊtɪdʒ/
UK /ˈfʊtɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- A certain amount of film or video of something
- The length or amount of something measured in feet.
B2Morefor days
US /fɔr dez/
UK /fɔ: deɪz/
- Phrase
- For a long period of time; lasting several days.
from start to finish
US /frəm stɑrt tu ˈfɪnɪʃ/
UK /frəm stɑ:t tə ˈfɪnɪʃ/
- other
- Covering the whole process from beginning to end.
B1Moregear
US /ɡɪr/
UK /ɡɪə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To aim at or prepare yourself for something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A speed selector connected to an engine
- Special clothes you use for a purpose
B1Moregrapple with
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To struggle or deal with something difficult.
- To engage in a physical struggle or fight.
haunt
US /hɔnt, hɑnt/
UK /hɔ:nt/
- Transitive Verb
- To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- (Of ghosts, etc.) to stay in a place after death
- Noun
- Place that a person repeatedly goes to or visits
B2Moreheart pounding
US
UK
- Adjective
- Experiencing a rapid or forceful heartbeat, often due to anxiety, fear, or excitement.
- Experiencing a rapid or forceful heartbeat due to physical exertion or exercise.
- Noun
- The sensation of a rapid or forceful heartbeat, sometimes indicative of a medical issue.
A2Morehorrify
US /ˈhɔ:rɪfaɪ/
UK /ˈhɒrɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to feel horror or shock
B2Morehorror
US /ˈhɔrɚ, ˈhɑr-/
UK /ˈhɒrə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
B1Morein comparison
US /ɪn kəmˈpærɪsən/
UK /in kəmˈpærisən/
- Adverb
- When compared to something else.
- Phrase
- When compared to something else.
- When considering the differences between two or more things.
A1Morein the dark
US /ɪn ði dɑrk/
UK /in ðə dɑ:k/
- Adjective
- Uninformed about something; unaware.
- Phrase
- In a state of secrecy or ignorance.
- In a place with little or no light.
A1Morein the hospital
US /ɪn ðə ˈhɑspɪtəl/
UK /in ðə ˈhɒspɪtəl/
- Preposition
- Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
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.
A1Morein time
US /ɪn taɪm/
UK /in taim/
- Adverb
- Eventually; after a period of time.
- Not late; with enough time to spare.
- Phrase
- Eventually; before it is too late.
- According to the scheduled time; punctual.
A1Morein total
US /ɪn ˈtotl/
UK /in ˈtəutəl/
- Phrase
- Completely; with everything added together.
A1Moreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Morejump out
US /dʒʌmp aʊt/
UK /dʒʌmp aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To suddenly appear or move forward, often to surprise someone.
- To be very obvious or easily noticeable.
A2Morelethal
US /ˈliθəl/
UK /'li:θl/
- Adjective
- Causing or able to cause death
B2Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremorbid
US /ˈmɔrbɪd/
UK /ˈmɔ:bɪd/
- Adjective
- Having unhealthy interest in the subject of death
B2TOEICMoremystery
US /ˈmɪstəri/
UK /ˈmɪstri/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Quality of being strange and not understood
- Book, play, or film about solving a strange crime
A2Morenavigate
US /ˈnævɪˌɡet/
UK /'nævɪɡeɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
- To deal successfully with something complex
B2Morenightmare
US /ˈnaɪtˌmɛr/
UK /ˈnaɪtmeə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
- Frightening or upsetting dream while sleeping
A2Morenotify
US /ˈnotəˌfaɪ/
UK /'nəʊtɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To inform; to communicate specific information
B2Moreon fire
US /ɑn faɪr/
UK /ɔn ˈfaiə/
- Adjective
- Very successful or popular
- Burning
A2Moreordinary
US /ˈɔ:rdneri/
UK /'ɔ:dnrɪ/
- Adjective
- Normal or usual
- Of the rank of ordinary seaman.
- Noun
- An ecclesiastical judge or official having ordinary jurisdiction in a given area.
- Any of several simple and basic geometrical figures.
A2TOEICMoreout of place
US /aʊt ʌv ples/
UK /aut ɔv pleis/
- Adjective
- Not comfortable or belonging in a particular situation.
- Not in the correct or usual position; missing.
A1Morepile
US /paɪl/
UK /paɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large amount of something
- Group of things one on top of another
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (E.g. of problems) to increase; get more or worse
- To place things on top of each other; to heap up.
B1TOEICMorepitch black
US
UK
- Adjective
- Extremely dark; completely without light.
B2Moreprofound
US /prəˈfaʊnd, pro-/
UK /prə'faʊnd/
- Adjective
- Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
- Showing a lot of deep thought or understanding
B1Moreprove
US /pruv/
UK /pru:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- To test the quality or worth of something.
- Intransitive Verb
- To turn out to be; be found to be.
A2TOEICMoreradiation
US /ˌrediˈeʃən/
UK /ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- Harmful waves of energy from nuclear activity
B1Morereality
US /riˈælɪti/
UK /rɪ'ælətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.
A2Morerely on
US /rɪˈlaɪ ɑn/
UK /riˈlai ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To depend on someone or something
A2Morerot
US /rɑ:t/
UK /rɒt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To break down into pieces through dying; decay
- Uncountable Noun
- The process or state of decaying or rotting.
- Foolish or nonsensical talk or ideas.
B2Morescream
US /skrim/
UK /skri:m/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a sudden loud, high sound
- Noun
- A sudden loud, high-pitched noise
A2Moreset up
US /sɛt ʌp/
UK /set ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To make arrangements for something; establish
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrange or prepare something for use.
- To start a business, organization, etc.
A1Moreshatter
US /ˈʃætɚ/
UK /'ʃætə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To break into small pieces
B1Moresheer
US /ʃɪr/
UK /ʃɪə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To suddenly turn or change direction
- Adverb
- Straight up and down; steeply
B1Moresit down
US /sit daʊn/
UK /sit daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To take a seat
A1Moresociety
US /səˈsaɪɪti/
UK /sə'saɪətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A group who meet to share values or interests
- Group of people living together
A2TOEICMoresuffocate
US /ˈsʌfəˌket/
UK /ˈsʌfəkeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To (cause to) die from lack of air to breathe
- To stop a thing developing, e.g. by too many rules
C1TOEICMoreswitch on
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To put something electrical on or off
- Phrasal Verb
A2Moretake on
US /tek ɑn/
UK /teik ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To acquire a new characteristic
- To accept a new responsibility, role
A1Morethreat
US /θrɛt/
UK /θret/
- Noun
- Warning of probable trouble
- A warning that you may be harmed
A2TOEICMorethrill
US /θrɪl/
UK /θrɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
- A sudden feeling of fear or excitement.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To feel sudden excitement or pleasure
- To cause someone to feel excited and pleased.
A2Moretragic
US /ˈtrædʒɪk/
UK /ˈtrædʒɪk/
- Adjective
- (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
- Causing great sadness, e.g. due to untimely death
B1Moretrap
US /træp/
UK /træp/
- Countable Noun
- Device used for catching animals
- Vehicle pulled by a single horse
- Transitive Verb
- To use a device to catch animals or people
- To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
A2Moretrip
US /trɪp/
UK /trɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To release an electrical switch
- To fall by catching your foot on something
- Noun
- Act of falling down; falling over an obstacle
- Journey or visit to a place
A2Moreunsettle
US /ʌnˈsɛtl:/
UK /ˌʌnˈsetl/
- Transitive Verb
- To upset; making someone feel uneasy
B2Moreurban
US /ˈɚbən/
UK /'ɜ:bən/
- Adjective
- Concerning a city; located in a city
- Relating to the style of dress and music popular in cities.
B1TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- in total: Completely; with everything added together.
- pitch black: Extremely dark; completely without light.
- take on: To acquire a new characteristic
- set up
- from start to finish: Covering the whole process from beginning to end.
- blend of: A mixture of different things combined together.
- heart pounding: Experiencing a rapid or forceful heartbeat, often due to anxiety, fear, or excitement.
- out of place: Not comfortable or belonging in a particular situation.
- for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
- in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
- jump out: To suddenly appear or move forward, often to surprise someone.
- rely on: To depend on someone or something
- sit down: To take a seat
- on fire: Very successful or popular
- grapple with: To struggle or deal with something difficult.
- switch on: To put something electrical on or off
- due to: Because of; owing to
- in comparison: When compared to something else.
- breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- creepy: Scary; annoying or unpleasant
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
- lethal: Causing or able to cause death
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
- pile: Large amount of something
- gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
- ordinary: Normal or usual
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
- capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
- blend: To combine different elements or substances
- haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
- tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
- abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
- urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
- radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- leave: To go away from; depart
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- shatter: To break into small pieces
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- trip: To release an electrical switch
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
- rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
- crumble: To break into small parts or crumbs
- suffocate: To (cause to) die from lack of air to breathe
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- actively: Doing things to achieve a specific goal
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- apocalyptic: Involving great disaster or destruction
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- depress: To make someone feel sad or miserable
- crutch: Stick leant on for support if leg/foot is injured
- morbid: Having unhealthy interest in the subject of death
- notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
- horrify: To cause someone to feel horror or shock
- unsettle: To upset; making someone feel uneasy
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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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10 Creepy Video Recordings Captured in Abandoned Places
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/03/22Get ready for some serious chills with this collection of 10 creepy video recordings from abandoned places! You'll dive into the world of urbex and pick up some advanced vocabulary related to spooky discoveries and real-world dangers. It's a thrilling way to boost your listening skills with intense, real-life scenarios!
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