aggression
US /əˈɡrɛʃən/
UK /əˈgreʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
- Hostile or violent behavior or attitudes toward another; readiness to attack or confront.
B1Moreappease
US /əˈpiz/
UK /əˈpi:z/
- Transitive Verb
- To give in to someone's demands to avoid conflict
B2TOEICMoreat times
US /æt taɪmz/
UK /æt taɪmz/
- Phrase
- Sometimes; occasionally.
A1Moreat work
US /æt wɚk/
UK /æt wə:k/
- Phrase
- Located at one's place of employment
A1Moreattendant
US /əˈtɛndənt/
UK /əˈtendənt/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who helps at a gas station, theater etc.
B2TOEICMoreaverage
US /ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ/
UK /'ævərɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- Transitive Verb
- To add numbers then divide by the number of items
A2TOEICMoreblatant
US /ˈbleɪtnt/
UK /ˈbleɪtnt/
- Adjective
- (Of a bad thing) very obvious; done without shame
B2TOEICMorecareer
US /kəˈrɪr/
UK /kə'rɪə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Particular occupation in professional life
- The course of a person's life, especially in a particular pursuit or profession.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move forward very fast and without control
- To advance or make progress rapidly
A2Morecommitment
US /kəˈmɪtmənt/
UK /kə'mɪtmənt/
- Noun
- Permanent love or concern for person, thing
- Promise or decision to do something for a purpose
A2Morecraft
US /kræft/
UK /krɑ:ft/
- Transitive Verb
- To make by hand and with much skill
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Job requiring a worker to have specific skills
- Vehicle that travels on water or through the air
B1Morecrave
US /krev/
UK /kreɪv/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have a very strong desire for something
B2Morecruel
US /ˈkruəl/
UK /'kru:əl/
- Adjective
- Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
- Extremely harsh or severe.
B1Moredeliberately
US /dɪˈlɪbərɪtlɪ/
UK /dɪˈlɪbərətli/
- Adverb
- In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
- Purposely; on purpose
B2TOEICMoredespair
US /dɪˈspɛr/
UK /dɪ'speə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To have lost all hope; lose heart
- Uncountable Noun
- Felling of having lost all hope
B1TOEICMorediscord
US /ˈdɪsˌkɔrd/
UK /'dɪskɔ:d/
- Uncountable Noun
- Jarring sound from inharmonious notes
C1Moredistract
US /dɪˈstrækt/
UK /dɪ'strækt/
- Transitive Verb
- To draw someone's attention away from something
B1TOEICMoreencounter
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
B1TOEICMoreengagement
US /ɛnˈɡedʒmənt/
UK /ɪnˈgeɪdʒmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you must do at a set time; appointment
- Fight between opposing military forces in a war
A2TOEICMoreenthusiastic
US /ɛnˌθuziˈæstɪk/
UK /ɪnˌθju:ziˈæstɪk/
- Adjective
- Excited and interested in something
- Showing active interest and support.
B1TOEICMoreequilibrium
US /ˌikwəˈlɪbriəm, ˌɛkwə-/
UK /ˌi:kwɪˈlɪbriəm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A state of balance or harmony
- Calm, quiet, undisturbed emotional state
C2TOEICMoreevacuate
US /ɪˈvækjuˌet/
UK /ɪ'vækjʊeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To move people from dangerous to a safe places
B2Moreexceptionally
US /ɪkˈsɛpʃənəlɪ/
UK /ɪkˈsepʃənəli/
- Adverb
- In an extremely and unusually good way
B2Moreextremely
US /ɪk'strimlɪ/
UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/
- Adverb
- In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- Remarkably; unusually.
B1Morefury
US /ˈfjʊri/
UK /'fjʊərɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Rage; violent anger
B2Moregenerous
US /ˈdʒɛnərəs/
UK /ˈdʒenərəs/
- Adjective
- Giving or ready to give freely
- (Of an amount) larger than usual; lavish
A2TOEICMoregenuine
US /ˈdʒɛnjuɪn/
UK /ˈdʒenjuɪn/
- Adjective
- Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
- Being sincere in your actions or character
A2TOEICMorehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehold onto
US /hold ˈɑnˌtu/
UK /həuld ˈɔntu/
- Phrasal Verb
- To grasp or grip something tightly.
- To keep or retain possession of something.
A1Morehorrible
US /ˈhɔrəbəl, ˈhɑr-/
UK /ˈhɒrəbl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
A2TOEICMorehumiliation
US /hjuˌmɪliˈeʃən/
UK /hju:ˌmɪlɪ'eɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Loss of self-respect or status
B2Morein order to
US /ɪn ˈɔrdɚ tu/
UK /in ˈɔ:də tu:/
- Preposition
- For the purpose of; with the aim of.
- Phrase
- In a specific sequence or arrangement.
- With the aim of; for the purpose of.
C1Moreinjustice
US /ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/
UK /ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
B1Moreintensity
US /ɪnˈtɛnsɪti/
UK /ɪn'tensətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Great energy, strength, or concentration
- The quality of being intense; the degree or amount of strength, force, etc.
A2TOEICMoremention
US /ˈmɛnʃən/
UK /'menʃn/
- Transitive Verb
- To refer to or talk or write about something
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of referring to or talking about something
- A formal acknowledgement of something
A2TOEICMoreon earth
US /ɑn ɚθ/
UK /ɔn ə:θ/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- Used to emphasize that something is not possible or will not happen.
A1Moreoverwhelmed
US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlmd/
UK /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛlmd/
- Transitive Verb
- To defeat something or someone completely
- To affect someone emotionally in a strong way
- Adjective
- Feeling like you have so much to do that you can't even get started.
- Feeling like you are unable to cope with something
B2Morepitch
US /pɪtʃ/
UK /pɪtʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- To throw a baseball to a batter
- Noun
- Act of throwing a baseball for someone to hit
- Playing fields in sports, e.g. for soccer
B1TOEICMoreportion
US /ˈpɔrʃən, ˈpor-/
UK /'pɔ:ʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Serving of food that is intended for one person
- Part of something shared that belongs to a whole
- Transitive Verb
- To separate something to divide among people
B1Moreprovoke
US /prəˈvoʊk/
UK /prəˈvəʊk/
- Transitive Verb
- To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
B2TOEICMorepsychic
US /ˈsaɪkɪk/
UK /ˈsaɪkɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning the mind and its workings
- One said to have extraordinary mental powers
B2Morepsychological
US /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/
UK /ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl/
- Adjective
- Concerning the study of the mind
- Relating to or involving the use of propaganda, threats, or other psychological techniques to subdue an opponent.
A2Moreregret
US /rɪˈɡrɛt/
UK /rɪ'ɡret/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To feel sorrow or guilt, as for what you didn't do
- Used to express apology or sadness.
B1Morerequire
US /rɪˈkwaɪr/
UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To demand that someone does something
- To need to do something, to make it necessary
A2TOEICMoreresist
US /rɪˈzɪst/
UK /rɪ'zɪst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- To fight or prevent something from happening
A2TOEICMoreserenity
US /səˈrɛnɪti/
UK /sə'renətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Absence of mental stress or anxiety
B2Moreshrug
US /ʃrʌɡ/
UK /ʃrʌɡ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To raise the shoulders to show you don't care
B2Moresignificantly
US /sɪɡˈnɪfəkəntlɪ/
UK /sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli/
- Adverb
- In a way that is important or noticeable
- In a way that is meaningful
A2Morespoil
US /spɔɪl/
UK /spɔɪl/
- Transitive Verb
- To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
- To overindulge and harm the character of a child
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of food) to go bad
A2Morespouse
US /spaʊs, spaʊz/
UK /spaʊs/
- Noun
- Someone's husband or wife
B2Moresubtly
US /ˈsəd(ə)li/
UK /ˈsʌtli/
- Adverb
- In a way that is delicate or slight, but effective
B1Moresupermarket
US /ˈsupɚˌmɑrkɪt/
UK /ˈsju:pəˌmɑ:kit/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Self-service store selling groceries etc.
C2Morethoughtful
US /ˈθɔtfəl/
UK /ˈθɔ:tfl/
- Adjective
- Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
- Engaged in or characterized by careful thought
B1Moretrick
US /trɪk/
UK /trɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of trying to fool someone
- Quick or skillful way of doing something
A2Moreunbearable
US /ʌnˈbɛrəbəl/
UK /ʌnˈbeərəbl/
- Adjective
- Not able to be accepted or tolerated
B1Morework out
US /wɚk aʊt/
UK /wə:k aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To find a way to do something, by thinking
A1More
Vocabulary
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
- at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- work out
- hold onto: To grasp or grip something tightly.
- have to: Must do
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- crave: To have a very strong desire for something
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- spouse: Someone's husband or wife
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- enthusiastic: Excited and interested in something
- significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
- despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
- portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
- cruel: Hurtful; acting to hurt others intentionally
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
- clever: Funny in a way that shows intelligence
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- craft: To make by hand and with much skill
- require: To demand that someone does something
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
- suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
- horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
- engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
- generous: Giving or ready to give freely
- subtly: In a way that is delicate or slight, but effective
- leave: To go away from; depart
- exceptionally: In an extremely and unusually good way
- humiliation: Loss of self-respect or status
- aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
- unbearable: Not able to be accepted or tolerated
- thoughtful: Concerned about needs and feelings of other people
- injustice: Unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair
- equilibrium: A state of balance or harmony
- deep: Complex and important
- fury: Rage; violent anger
- bore: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- attendant: Someone who helps at a gas station, theater etc.
- choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
- appease: To give in to someone's demands to avoid conflict
- shrug: To raise the shoulders to show you don't care
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- blatant: (Of a bad thing) very obvious; done without shame
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- serenity: Absence of mental stress or anxiety
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- psychic: Concerning the mind and its workings
- discord: Jarring sound from inharmonious notes
- 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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Why We Should Refuse to Get Into Arguments
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Susan posted on 2026/05/04Ever feel like you're constantly getting pulled into arguments? This video dives into why we should avoid them, exploring emotional triggers and how to maintain interpersonal boundaries. You'll pick up some fantastic advanced vocabulary and practical tips for de-escalation!
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