activate
US /ˈæktəˌvet/
UK /ˈæktɪveɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- To make something start working
B1Moreask out
US /æsk aʊt/
UK /ɑ:sk aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To ask someone to go on a date
A1Moreaux
US
UK
- Adjective
- Shortened form of 'auxiliary'
C1Morebutton
US /ˈbʌtn/
UK /'bʌtn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- Switch activated by pressing
- Transitive Verb
- To fasten e.g. a shirt, coat
- To suppress or restrain (feelings, etc.).
A2TOEICMoreconnect
US /kəˈnɛkt/
UK /kə'nekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To associate a thing with something else
- To join or attach things together
A2Morecord
US /kɔrd/
UK /kɔ:d/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A long strong material, thicker than string
- Electrical wire, covered in rubber or plastic
B1Moredefault
US /dɪˈfɔlt/
UK /dɪ'fɔ:lt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Automatic setting when no indicated preference
- Failure to meet an agreement or make a payment
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To fail to meet as agreed; failure to pay
- To return to a previously determined state
B2TOEICMoreentire
US /ɛnˈtaɪr/
UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- Undivided; not shared or distributed.
A2TOEICMoreextremely
US /ɪk'strimlɪ/
UK /ɪkˈstri:mli/
- Adverb
- In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- Remarkably; unusually.
B1Morefunction
US /ˈfʌŋkʃən/
UK /'fʌŋkʃn/
- Noun
- Social event, or party such as a wedding
- Mathematical operation used in calculations
- Intransitive Verb
- To serve a certain purpose or role
- To be operating, working or achieving its purpose
A2TOEICMorego ahead
US /ɡo əˈhɛd/
UK /ɡəu əˈhed/
- Phrasal Verb
- To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- To give permission to do something
- Intransitive Verb
- To start or proceed with something
- To proceed despite potential obstacles or doubts.
A1Morehip
US /hɪp/
UK /hɪp/
- Noun
- The upper part of Leg
- Adjective
- Being stylish and popular
B1Morehold it down
US /hoʊld ɪt daʊn/
UK /hould ɪt daʊn/
- other
- To keep control or maintain the situation.
B2Moreimpressed
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To make an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- To press into a soft material to make a pattern
- Adjective
- Feeling an emotional impact
A2Moreinsert
US /ɪnˈsɜ:rt/
UK /ɪnˈsɜ:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To put something into a certain place or spot
- To add (writing) to something.
- Noun
- Act of putting into a certain place or spot
- A leaflet or section inserted in a magazine or newspaper.
B1TOEICMoreleft and right
US
UK
- Adverb
- In both the left and right directions.
- Everywhere; in all directions.
- Noun
- Referring to both liberal and conservative political viewpoints.
- Two opposing options or directions.
A1Moremode
US /moʊd/
UK /məʊd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Fashion and design
- Status or way of functioning
A2TOEICMorenostalgic
US /nɒ'stældʒɪk/
UK /nɒ'stældʒɪk/
- Adjective
- Feeling sad, but positive about memories/the past
B2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreon and off
US /ɑn ənd ɔf/
UK /ɔn ænd ɔf/
- Adverb
- Intermittently; not continuously.
- Adjective
- Characterized by periods of involvement and separation.
A1Moreoption
US /ˈɑpʃən/
UK /'ɒpʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A choice
- A right to buy or sell something at a particular price within a particular period.
A2TOEICMorepair
US /per/
UK /peə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
- Two people viewed together for some reason; couple
- Transitive Verb
- To put two things or people together
A2TOEICMorepause
US /pɔz/
UK /pɔ:z/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To stop doing for a while before continuing
- To temporarily interrupt the execution of a program or process.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A temporary break before continuing
- Function on a device to stop and restart it
A2Moreplayback
US /ˈpleˌbæk/
UK /'pleɪbæk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of reproducing recorded sound
C2Moreplug
US /plʌɡ/
UK /plʌg/
- Noun
- Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
- Thing on a wire to connect to electricity supply
- Transitive Verb
- To use an object to block a hole
- To promote or advertise a product
B1TOEICMoreplug into
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To connect an electrical device to a power source.
A1Morepurpose
US /ˈpɚpəs/
UK /'pɜ:pəs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- A person's sense of resolve or determination.
- Adverb
- With clear intention or determination.
- Intentionally; deliberately.
A2TOEICMorerepeat
US /rɪˈpit/
UK /rɪˈpi:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Action that is done again
- Musical passage that is to be played again
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To do something over again
- To say something you have learned and memorized
A2TOEICMorereview
US / rɪˈvju/
UK /rɪˈvju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To carefully look at the quality of something
- To formally examine something in the military
- Noun
- Examination of soldiers and supplies
- Opinion, as in a paper, about movie, book, or play
A2TOEICMoresearch
US /sɜ:rtʃ/
UK /sɜ:tʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To examine a person's clothing to find something
- To look for an answer or explanation to a problem
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Examination of person to find something
- Action to find an answer to a problem
A2TOEICMoresearch for
US /sɚtʃ fɔr/
UK /sə:tʃ fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To try to find someone or something.
B1Moreskip
US /skɪp/
UK /skɪp/
- Countable Noun
- Very large waste disposal bin
- Intransitive Verb
- To move forward by taking fast steps and jumps
- To move rapidly, from one topic to another
B2Morestrap
US /stræp/
UK /stræp/
- Noun
- Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
B1TOEICMoreswitch
US /swɪtʃ/
UK /swɪtʃ/
- Noun
- A change or shift from one method to another
- Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
- Transitive Verb
- To exchange or replace something for another thing
A2TOEICMoretab
US /tæb/
UK /tæb/
- Transitive Verb
- To press the tab key on a keyboard
- Noun
- Formatting space in a word processing document
- Keyboard key to format space in a document
C2Moreto the left
US
UK
- Phrase
- In or toward the left direction.
- Situated on the left side of.
transmitter
US /trænsˈmɪtɚ, trænz-/
UK /trænsˈmɪtə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Tower used to transmit radio waves and messages
B1Moretray
US /tre/
UK /treɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A wide flat thing to carry food on
- Flat storage area of a truck
B1TOEICMoreturn off
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To make someone feel negatively about something
A1Morevolume
US /ˈvɑljum, -jəm/
UK /ˈvɒlju:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Number or amount of something e.g. sales
- Amount of space that something takes up
- Countable Noun
- One book that is part of a set of books
A2More
Vocabulary
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- to the left: In or toward the left direction.
- on and off: Intermittently; not continuously.
- hold it down: To keep control or maintain the situation.
- turn off
- left and right: In both the left and right directions.
- search for: To try to find someone or something.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- plug into: To connect an electrical device to a power source.
- ask out: To ask someone to go on a date
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- option: A choice
- nostalgic: Feeling sad, but positive about memories/the past
- leave: To go away from; depart
- plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
- digital: Using electronic signals or computers
- activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- tray: A wide flat thing to carry food on
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- hip: The upper part of Leg
- impressed: To make an emotional or cognitive impact upon
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- product: Item that can be bought
- cord: A long strong material, thicker than string
- strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- carry: To have a child, be pregnant
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- insert: To put something into a certain place or spot
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- review: To carefully look at the quality of something
- skip: Very large waste disposal bin
- pair: Two of the same thing, e.g. socks
- repeat: Action that is done again
- mode: Fashion and design
- search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
- tab: To press the tab key on a keyboard
- playback: Act of reproducing recorded sound
- transmitter: Tower used to transmit radio waves and messages
- aux: Shortened form of 'auxiliary'
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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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Do People Still Use CD Players? | Portable Bluetooth CD Player Review
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Peko posted on 2026/06/22Remember the days of portable CD players? This video dives into a modern take on a classic, showcasing a portable Bluetooth CD player and all its cool features! You'll learn handy vocabulary for describing electronics, like 'FM transmitter' and 'sleep mode,' and see how easy it is to connect to your phone for a blast of nostalgia.
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