absolutely
US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/
UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/
- Adverb
- Completely; totally; very
- Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
A2Moreappointment
US /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
UK /əˈpɔɪntmənt/
- Noun
- Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
- Time you arranged to meet someone or do something
A2TOEICMoreas you please
US /əz ju pliz/
UK /əz juː pli:z/
- other
- Used to indicate freedom of choice or preference.
A2Moreawesome
US /ˈɔsəm/
UK /'ɔ:səm/
- Adjective
- Great; wonderful; stupendous
B2TOEICMorebachelor
US /ˈbætʃəlɚ, ˈbætʃlɚ/
UK /'bætʃələ(r)/
- Noun
- Person who earned a first degree at a university
- Man who has never married
B2Moreback out
US /bæk aʊt/
UK /bæk aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To say you will now not do something you promised
A1Morebacon
US /ˈbekən/
UK /ˈbeɪkən/
- Uncountable Noun
- Salted meat from a pig
B1Morebelly up
US /ˈbɛli ʌp/
UK /ˈbeli ʌp/
- Intransitive Verb
- To fail or go bankrupt.
- To approach closely; come up to.
- Phrasal Verb
- To fail completely, especially in business.
A1Morebreak even
US /brek ˈivən/
UK /breik ˈi:vən/
- Phrasal Verb
- To neither make a profit nor a loss
- Phrase
A1Morecaravan
US /ˈkærəˌvæn/
UK /'kærəvæn/
- Noun
- Group of people traveling together
- Mobile vehicle for camping
B1Morecheck out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Morechef
US /ʃɛf/
UK /ʃef/
- Countable Noun
- Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
B1Moreclient
US /ˈklaɪənt/
UK /'klaɪənt/
- Countable Noun
- Person paying for professional services
A2Morecome back
US /kʌm bæk/
UK /kʌm bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reply to someone, often forcefully
- To be remembered
A1Morecome on in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- An invitation to enter a place.
- Interjection
- Used to encourage someone to join an activity or situation.
A1Morecome together
US /kʌm təˈɡɛðɚ/
UK /kʌm təˈɡeðə/
- Phrasal Verb
- To assemble or unite; to start working together.
- To form a close relationship or bond.
A1Morecomfy
US /ˈkʌmfi/
UK /ˈkʌmfi/
- Adjective
- In a position that feels just right
B1Moredammit
US /ˈdæmɪt/
UK /'dæmɪt/
- Interjection
- A mild swear word used to express annoyance
B2Moredot
US /dɑt/
UK /dɒt/
- Transitive Verb
- To place small amounts/things in various places
- To mark something by placing a small, round spot
- Noun
- Small round mark
B1TOEICMoredown the road
US
UK
- Phrase
- At a future time; in the future.
- Along the street; a short distance away.
A1Moreembarrass
US /ɛmˈbærəs/
UK /ɪm'bærəs/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause someone to feel ashamed
A2Moreembroider
US /ɛmˈbrɔɪdɚ/
UK /ɪm'brɔɪdə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To add details to a story to make it interesting
- To sew a decorative pattern onto
- Noun
- Ornamentation on a piece of clothing.
B2Moreemperor
US /ˈɛmpəɚ/
UK /'empərə(r)/
- Noun
- Man who rules an empire
B1Moreestate
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
A2TOEICMorefine
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
A2TOEICMoreflatter
US /ˈflætɚ/
UK /'flætə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To praise in a rather false way, to get something
B2Morefur
US /fɚ/
UK /fɜ:(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hairy coat of an animal
- Clothing item made with animal fur
- Transitive Verb
- To apply strips of wood or metal to a wall or ceiling to create a level surface.
B1Morego back to
US /ɡo bæk tu/
UK /ɡəu bæk tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To return to a starting point
A1Moregorgeous
US /ˈɡɔrdʒəs/
UK /'ɡɔ:dʒəs/
- Adjective
- Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- Delightfully enjoyable or pleasant.
B1Moregratitude
US /ˈɡrætɪˌtud, -ˌtjud/
UK /ˈgrætɪtju:d/
- Uncountable Noun
- Warm friendly feelings of thanks
B2TOEICMorehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreimpressive
US /ɪmˈprɛsɪv/
UK /ɪmˈpresɪv/
- Adjective
- Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- Having a strong effect, commanding attention.
B1TOEICMorein 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.
A1Moreinterest of
US
UK
- Phrase
- For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
- A feeling of wanting to know or learn about something or someone.
- Noun
- A legal share or right in something.
A1Morejudge
US /dʒʌdʒ/
UK /dʒʌdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who decides on the results of a contest
- Person who has the power to make a decision
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To reach a decision about who won a contest
- To form an opinion after careful consideration
A2TOEICMorekickboxing
US /ˈkɪkˌbɑksɪŋ/
UK /'kɪkˌbɒksɪŋ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Sport of boxing with your feet
C2Moreknock
US /nɑk/
UK /nɒk/
- Noun
- Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- Action of something solid hitting something hard
- Transitive Verb
- To criticize someone in an unreasonable way
- To hit something to get people's attention
A2Moreknow about
US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/
UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
lie
US /lai/
UK /laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
- Countable Noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
A2Morelook 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.
A1Morelooking out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To take care and watch something carefully
- To be careful; to be vigilant
- Intransitive Verb
- To be careful or vigilant
A1Morelurk
US /lɜ:rk/
UK /lɜ:k/
- Intransitive Verb
- To hide somewhere, e.g. to do something wrong
B2TOEICMoremake out with
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To kiss someone passionately.
next door
US /nɛkst dɔr/
UK /nekst dɔ:/
- Adverb
- Living in the house next to the one mentioned
A1Morenightmare
US /ˈnaɪtˌmɛr/
UK /ˈnaɪtmeə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
- Frightening or upsetting dream while sleeping
A2Morenope
US /noʊp/
UK /nəʊp/
- Noun
- A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
- A situation or idea that one strongly rejects or wants to avoid.
- Interjection
- An informal way of saying 'no'
B2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreon the house
US /ɑn ði haʊs/
UK /ɔn ðə haus/
- Idiom
- Free; paid for by the establishment.
- Phrase
- Provided free by the establishment.
A1Moreon the market
US
UK
- Phrase
- Available for sale.
- Actively seeking employment.
A2Moreone too many
US
UK
- Adjective
- More than is acceptable or advisable; excessive.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An instance that exceeds what is tolerable or permissible.
A1Moreopen house
US
UK
- Noun
- A period during which a house or other building for sale is open for inspection by prospective buyers or renters.
- An event at a school or institution where visitors are welcome to look around and learn about the activities.
A1Moreover your head
US
UK
- Adjective
- Too difficult to understand.
- Adverb
- Without consulting or informing someone who should have been involved.
A1Morepad
US /pæd/
UK /pæd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Object that is thin, flat, and usually soft
- Soft section on the bottom of some animals' feet
- Transitive Verb
- To put soft material in to provide comfort
- To take money dishonestly by adding extra charges
B1TOEICMorepass up
US /pæs ʌp/
UK /pɑ:s ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reject an offer or suggestion
A1Morepatio
US /ˈpætioʊ/
UK /ˈpætiəʊ/
- Noun
- Flat hard area outside house where people can sit
B2Moreperformance
US / pɚˈfɔrməns/
UK /pə'fɔ:məns/
- Noun
- Act of doing something
- Activity done to entertain an audience
A2TOEICMoreregret
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.
B1Moreriff
US /rɪf/
UK /rɪf/
- Noun
- Short series of repeated notes in music
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To play a riff or series of riffs.
- To improvise or elaborate on a theme or idea.
C1Moresalesman
US /ˈselzmən/
UK /'seɪlzmən/
- Countable Noun
- Person whose job is to sell things
B2Moreshove
US /ʃʌv/
UK /ʃʌv/
- Transitive Verb
- To roughly push someone or something away
- Noun
- Rough push on something or someone
B2Moreshowtime
US /ˈʃoʊtaɪm/
UK /ˈʃəʊtaɪm/
- Noun
- The time a performance begins
C2Moreshut
US /ʃʌt/
UK /ʃʌt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To stop being open for business
- Transitive Verb
- To close something, e.g. a door
A2Moreshut up
US /ʃʌt ʌp/
UK /ʃʌt ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To close something, e.g. a shop
- To (cause someone to) be silent or not speak
- Interjection
- An expression of disbelief or surprise
A2Moresimultaneously
US /saɪməlˈtenɪəslɪ/
UK /ˌsɪməl'teɪnɪəslɪ/
- Adverb
- At the same time; all together
B2Moresleeve
US /sliv/
UK /sli:v/
- Noun
- Part of a garment covering the arm
A2Morespouse
US /spaʊs, spaʊz/
UK /spaʊs/
- Noun
- Someone's husband or wife
B2Morestore
US /stɔr, stor/
UK /stɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To put things in a place for later use
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where things are kept for future use
- Place where you can go to buy things
A2TOEICMorestunning
US /ˈstʌnɪŋ/
UK /ˈstʌnɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To greatly shock or surprise; totally amaze
- To incapacitate using a special gun
B2Moreswing by
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
B2Moretight
US /taɪt/
UK /taɪt/
- Adjective
- Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- Positioned physically close together
- Adverb
- Firmly; so it can't move
A2TOEICMoretoast
US /tost/
UK /təʊst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
- An expression of goodwill or honor made by drinking to someone or something.
- Transitive Verb
- To grill bread to make it brown and crisp
- To make pleasantly warm.
B1Moretrampoline
US /ˈtræmpəˌlin, -lɪn/
UK /ˈtræmpəli:n/
- Noun
- Gymnastic apparatus with canvas sheet on springs
- A recreational and competitive device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a frame using many coiled springs.
- Intransitive Verb
- To jump on a trampoline.
C1Moretrot
US /trɑt/
UK /trɒt/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of a horse) to move rapidly taking small steps
B2Moretutor
US /ˈtu:tə(r)/
UK /ˈtju:tə(r)/
- Noun
- A teacher who deals with students personally
- Transitive Verb
- To give private instruction to someone
B1Moreunder control
US /ˈʌndɚ kənˈtrol/
UK /ˈʌndə kənˈtrəul/
- Adjective
- Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
- Having one's emotions or impulses restrained.
- Phrase
- A situation that is being managed effectively.
C1Morewalk around
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
- To move about in order to inspect something.
A2Moreweird
US /wɪrd/
UK /wɪəd/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- Eerily strange or disturbing.
B1Morewink
US /wɪŋk/
UK /wɪŋk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To quickly close one eye, as when making a signal
B1Morework out
US /wɚk aʊt/
UK /wə:k aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To find a way to do something, by thinking
A1More
Vocabulary
- open house: A period during which a house or other building for sale is open for inspection by prospective buyers or renters.
- have to: Must do
- come on in: An invitation to enter a place.
- over your head: Too difficult to understand.
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- belly up: To fail or go bankrupt.
- under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
- on the house: Free; paid for by the establishment.
- on the market: Available for sale.
- break even: To neither make a profit nor a loss
- pass up: To reject an offer or suggestion
- swing by: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
- down the road: At a future time; in the future.
- one too many: More than is acceptable or advisable; excessive.
- check out
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- as you please: Used to indicate freedom of choice or preference.
- work out
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
- interest of: For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
- next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
- come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
- make out with: To kiss someone passionately.
- walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- simultaneously: At the same time; all together
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- gratitude: Warm friendly feelings of thanks
- spouse: Someone's husband or wife
- stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
- estate: A large piece of land, usually with a large house
- lurk: To hide somewhere, e.g. to do something wrong
- performance: Act of doing something
- nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- appointment: Job, position or duty that is offered to a person
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
- client: Person paying for professional services
- bachelor: Person who earned a first degree at a university
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- fur: Hairy coat of an animal
- shove: To roughly push someone or something away
- flatter: To praise in a rather false way, to get something
- sleeve: Part of a garment covering the arm
- shut: To stop being open for business
- comfy: In a position that feels just right
- great: Very good; better than before
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- trampoline: Gymnastic apparatus with canvas sheet on springs
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- embarrass: To cause someone to feel ashamed
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- emperor: Man who rules an empire
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- patio: Flat hard area outside house where people can sit
- knock: Bad experience that reduces a person's confidence
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- pad: Object that is thin, flat, and usually soft
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- tutor: A teacher who deals with students personally
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- chef: Person whose job is to cook food in a restaurant
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- toast: Bread grilled to make it brown and crisp
- dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
- patty: Small pie or pasty
- wink: To quickly close one eye, as when making a signal
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
- call: A order or request for action
- caravan: Group of people traveling together
- nope: A dialect or emphatic way of saying 'No'
- bacon: Salted meat from a pig
- dammit: A mild swear word used to express annoyance
- trot: (Of a horse) to move rapidly taking small steps
- embroider: To add details to a story to make it interesting
- riff: Short series of repeated notes in music
- salesman: Person whose job is to sell things
- kickboxing: Sport of boxing with your feet
- showtime: The time a performance begins
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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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Agent Dunphy: Licensed to Sell | Modern Family Compilation | Hulu
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/06/19Ever wondered what it takes to be a top real estate agent? This hilarious compilation from Modern Family follows Phil Dunphy as he navigates the wild world of home sales, from charming clients to dealing with cutthroat competitors. You'll pick up some fun sales phrases and get a great laugh along the way!
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