accuse
US /əˈkjuz/
UK /ə'kju:z/
- Transitive Verb
- To claim that someone has done something wrong
A2Moreadvantage
US /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/
UK /əd'vɑ:ntɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thing making the chance of success higher
- A positive point about something
- Transitive Verb
- To make use of something, especially to further one's own position; exploit.
A2TOEICMoreafter all
US /ˈæftɚ ɔl/
UK /ˈɑ:ftə ɔ:l/
- Adverb
- In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- Considering everything; used to indicate that something is happening or is true despite some difficulty or obstacle
- Phrase
- Despite what was expected or thought; in spite of everything.
- Taking everything into consideration; considering that.
B1Moreas 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.
A1Moreback to work
US
UK
- Phrase
- Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
- Interjection
- An expression used to urge or remind people to resume working.
A1Morebreakthrough
US /ˈbrekˌθru/
UK /'breɪkθru:/
- Countable Noun
- Important discovery in doing something difficult
B2TOEICMorebridge
US /brɪdʒ/
UK /brɪdʒ/
- Noun
- Structure built over river, road so you can cross
- Transitive Verb
- To make a link between; bring together
A2Morecare of
US /kɛr ʌv/
UK /kɛə ɔv/
- Preposition
- Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
A2Morecome back
US /kʌm bæk/
UK /kʌm bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reply to someone, often forcefully
- To be remembered
A1Moreconfidence
US /ˈkɑnfɪdəns/
UK /'kɒnfɪdəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling that you can do well at something
- Feeling you can trust someone
A2Moredime
US /daɪm/
UK /daɪm/
- Countable Noun
- Coin worth 10 US cents
B2Morefix
US /fɪks/
UK /fɪks/
- Noun
- Answer to a problem
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange or prepare something
- To attach something so it will not move or change
A2TOEICMoreget back to
US /ɡɛt bæk tu/
UK /ɡet bæk tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To get in contact with someone again
- To return to someone or something; to respond at a later time.
A1Morehand on
US /hænd ɑn/
UK /hænd ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
- To pass or transfer knowledge, skills, or traditions to someone else.
A1Morehire
US /haɪr/
UK /ˈhaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
- To give the use of something in exchange for money
- Noun
- Short term rental of something e.g. car, phone
A2TOEICMorein business
US /ɪn ˈbɪznɪs/
UK /in ˈbiznis/
- Phrase
- Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
- Having a commercial partnership or association.
A1Morein trouble
US /ɪn ˈtrʌbəl/
UK /in ˈtrʌbl/
- Adjective
- Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- other
- In serious trouble or difficulty.
A1Moreinconsiderate
US /ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərɪt/
UK /ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərət/
- Adjective
- Giving little/no thought to the feelings of others
B1Moreinterpretive
US /ɪnˈtɚprɪtɪv/
UK /ɪn'tɜ:prɪtɪv/
- Adjective
- By way of explanation or interpretation
B1Morejerk
US /dʒɚk/
UK /dʒɜ:k/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone you think is an idiot
- Sudden sharp movement; tug
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move suddenly and violently; tug
C2Morelaze around
US /leɪz əˈraʊnd/
UK /leɪz əˈraʊnd/
- other
- Spend time idly without working or being active.
A2Morelemonade
US /ˌlɛməˈned/
UK /ˌleməˈneɪd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Drink that has a lemon flavor
B2Morelook for
US /lʊk fɔr/
UK /luk fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- To expect or anticipate something.
A1Morenarrator
US /ner.eɪ.tɚ/
UK /nəˈreɪtə(r)/
- Noun
- Person or character who tells a story
- A person who provides commentary or narration, especially for a broadcast or performance.
B1Morenonsense
US /ˈnɑ:nsens/
UK /ˈnɒnsns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
- Foolish or unacceptable behaviour.
- Interjection
- Used to say that you do not agree with something or think it is not true.
A2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Morepalm
US /pɑ:m/
UK /pɑ:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Inner area of a person's hand
- Tropical tree with large leaves only at its top
- Transitive Verb
- To hide something in your hand
- To push someone way with your hand
B1Morepotential
US /pəˈtɛnʃəl/
UK /pəˈtenʃl/
- Adjective
- Capable of happening or becoming reality
- Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
- Uncountable Noun
- someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed
A2TOEICMoreprecious
US /ˈprɛʃəs/
UK /'preʃəs/
- Adjective
- Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
- Very little (time, money etc.)
B1Moreprivacy
US /ˈpraɪvəsi/
UK /ˈprɪvəsi/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being hidden from the presence of others
B2TOEICMorequit
US /kwɪt/
UK /kwɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To leave a job
- To leave a place
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave a school etc. without finishing
B1Moreregister
US /ˈrɛdʒɪstɚ/
UK /'redʒɪstə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To record your name on an official list; sign up
- To show an amount on a measurement device
- Noun
- Till; machine used add up things you buy
- Range of notes of a person's (singing) voice
A2Moreremote
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.
A2TOEICMorerub
US /rʌb/
UK /rʌb/
- Transitive Verb
- To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
- To move something back and forth along a surface
- Noun
- Act of moving you hand forcefully along a surface
B1Morerub it in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To emphasize someone's mistake or misfortune, often to make them feel worse.
A1Morespare
US /spɛr/
UK /speə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To make (money or time) available for
- To save from being hurt or punished
- Adjective
- Being extra or in reserve
A2Morestack
US /stæk/
UK /stæk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A large number or amount of something
- Large tube through which smoke exits a building
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange cards in a certain order, to cheat
- To put one thing on top of another, e.g. boxes
B1TOEICMorestupid
US /ˈstu:pɪd/
UK /ˈstju:pɪd/
- Adjective
- Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- Noun
- A stupid person.
A2Moretired
US /ˈtaɪərd/
UK /ˈtaɪəd/
- Adjective
- Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- Transitive Verb
- To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
B1Moretrouble
US /ˈtrʌbəl/
UK /ˈtrʌbl/
- Transitive Verb
- To worry, bother or disturb someone
- To make an effort to do something; bother
- Uncountable Noun
- Lack of public order; disturbance
- State of difficulty or stress
A2TOEICMoreturn out
US /tɚn aʊt/
UK /tə:n aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- To happen to be in the end
A1Moreuniform
US /ˈju:nɪfɔ:rm/
UK /ˈju:nɪfɔ:m/
- Noun
- Set of clothes showing you belong to an army, etc.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To dress in formal clothes like the army wear
- To make a group of things the same
A2Moreunlock
US /ʌnˈlɑk/
UK /ˌʌn'lɒk/
- Transitive Verb
- To use a key or code to open something
B1TOEICMoreused 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
A1Morewaste
US /west/
UK /weɪst/
- Transitive Verb
- To kill or severely harm someone
- To use valuable things ineffectively
- Uncountable Noun
- Materials left over after a process has finished
A2TOEICMorewater under the bridge
US /ˈwɒtɚ ˈʌndɚ ðə ˈbrɪdʒ/
UK /ˈwɔ:tə ˈʌndə ðə ˈbrɪdʒ/
- other
- Past events that are no longer important or cause no trouble.
B2Morework together
US /wɚk təˈɡɛðɚ/
UK /wə:k təˈɡeðə/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
A1More
Vocabulary
- hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in trouble: Experiencing difficulties, problems, or legal issues.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- work together: To collaborate or cooperate with others to achieve a common goal.
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- rub it in: To emphasize someone's mistake or misfortune, often to make them feel worse.
- laze around: Spend time idly without working or being active.
- get back to: To get in contact with someone again
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- in business: Actively operating as a commercial enterprise.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- back to work: Returning to one's job or professional duties after a period of absence.
- water under the bridge: Past events that are no longer important or cause no trouble.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- precious: Having a youthful, cute, and pleasant appearance
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- spare: To make (money or time) available for
- jerk: Someone you think is an idiot
- stack: A large number or amount of something
- remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
- register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
- rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- privacy: State of being hidden from the presence of others
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- palm: Inner area of a person's hand
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
- narrator: Person or character who tells a story
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- nonsense: Foolish or untrue statements or ideas
- accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
- hire: To give a job to someone in exchange for pay
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- quit: To leave a job
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- business: A company formed for making profit
- mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- dime: Coin worth 10 US cents
- fix: Answer to a problem
- stupid: Not intelligent; lacking ability to learn easily
- inconsiderate: Giving little/no thought to the feelings of others
- trouble: To worry, bother or disturb someone
- uniform: Set of clothes showing you belong to an army, etc.
- bridge: Structure built over river, road so you can cross
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- lemonade: Drink that has a lemon flavor
- unlock: To use a key or code to open something
- interpretive: By way of explanation or interpretation
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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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