afterlife
US /ˈæftɚˌlaɪf/
UK /ˈɑ:ftəlaɪf/
- Noun
- Life after death
C2Moreanalysis
US /əˈnælɪsɪs/
UK /əˈnæləsɪs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Careful study to better understand something
B1TOEICMoreanalyze
US /ˈænəˌlaɪz/
UK /'ænəlaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To study carefully to find out the meaning of
B1TOEICMoreancient
US /ˈenʃənt/
UK /'eɪnʃənt/
- Adjective
- Very old; having lived a very long time ago
- Relating to a period in history, especially in the distant past.
- Noun
- A person who lived in ancient times.
A2Moreanswer to
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- To correspond to or match a description or requirement.
A1Moreanthropologist
US /ˌænθrəˈpɑ:lədʒɪst/
UK /ˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒɪst/
- Countable Noun
- Person who studies human origins and development
B2Moreassess
US /əˈsɛs/
UK /əˈses/
- Transitive Verb
- To judge something's value or suitability
A2TOEICMorebiological
US /ˌbaɪəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/
UK /ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkl/
- Adjective
- Being related to life and living things
- A substance, such as a detergent, that contains enzymes.
B1Morebury
US /ˈbɛri/
UK /'berɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To put something into the ground and cover it
B1Morecomplex
US /kəmˈplɛks, ˈkɑmˌplɛks/
UK /'kɒmpleks/
- Countable Noun
- Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- Adjective
- Not being simple; having many parts or aspects
A2Morecomprehensive
US /ˌkɑ:mprɪˈhensɪv/
UK /ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv/
- Adjective
- Including most or all things
B1TOEICMorecustom made
US
UK
- Adjective
- Designed and manufactured specifically for a particular customer.
B1Moredie out
US /daɪ aʊt/
UK /dai aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To disappear completely; to become extinct
A1Moredna
US
UK
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Chemical in living cells with genetic information
B2Moreemphatically
US /ɪmˈfætɪklɪ/
UK /ɪm'fætɪklɪ/
- Adverb
- (Said) strongly to highlight thing's importance
B2Moreerase
US /ɪˈreɪs/
UK /ɪˈreɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
- To remove written information by mistake
B2TOEICMoreexpose
US /ɪkˈspoʊz/
UK /ɪk'spəʊz/
- Transitive Verb
- To make visible, without covering or protection
- To allow light through a cameras lens onto film
A2TOEICMoreextract
US /ɪkˈstrækt/
UK /'ekstrækt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Essential ingredient of a natural thing
- Part taken from a longer written work
- Transitive Verb
- To get a substance out of a plant, etc.
- To get a person to share secret information
B1TOEICMorefood for thought
US
UK
- Uncountable Noun
- Something worth thinking seriously about.
A1Morefor sure
US /fɔr ʃʊr/
UK /fɔ: ʃuə/
- Adverb
- Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- Used to emphasize a statement.
- Interjection
- An expression of strong agreement or affirmation.
A2Moreforensic
US /fəˈrɛnsɪk,-zɪk/
UK /fəˈrensɪk/
- Adjective
- Establishing facts or evidence in investigations
B2Moregenetic
US /dʒəˈnɛtɪk/
UK /dʒəˈnetɪk/
- Adjective
- Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- Relating to genes or heredity.
B1Moregenetic information
US /dʒəˈnɛtɪk ˌɪnfɚˈmeʃən/
UK /dʒiˈnetik ˌɪnfəˈmeiʃən/
- Uncountable Noun
- Hereditary information encoded in the genetic material (DNA or RNA) of an organism.
gild
US /ɡɪld/
UK /gɪld/
- Transitive Verb
- To give an attractive but deceptive appearance to
C1Morego on
US /ɡo ɑn/
UK /ɡəu ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
- Interjection
- Used to encourage someone
A1Moregrand
US /ɡrænd/
UK /ɡrænd/
- Adjective
- A counter for 1000 of something
- Great in amount, number or size
A2Moregrieve
US /ɡriv/
UK /ɡri:v/
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel great sadness, as when someone dies
B2Morehoard
US /hɔ:rd/
UK /hɔ:d/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large amount of hidden (valuable) items
- Transitive Verb
- To keep a large amount of hidden (valuable) items
B2Moreinstitute
US / ˈɪnstɪˌtut, -ˌtjut/
UK /'ɪnstɪtju:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Organization studying science, engineering etc.
- A short intensive course of instruction, often focusing on a specific topic.
- Transitive Verb
- To start or commence doing, e.g. a business plan
- To establish or start (a system, rule, or course of action).
A2TOEICMoreintriguing
US
UK
- Adjective
- Interesting; arousing your curiosity or wonder
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone interested or curious
B1Morelight on
US /laɪt ɑn/
UK /lait ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To illuminate something.
- To discover something unexpectedly.
- Adjective
- Gentle or delicate in the use of something.
A1Moreminiature
US /ˈmɪniəˌtʃʊr, -tʃɚ, ˈmɪnə-/
UK /ˈmɪnətʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small model of something larger
- Very small painting, picture or portrait
- Adjective
- Made to be much smaller than normal
B2Moremysterious
US /mɪˈstɪriəs/
UK /mɪˈstɪəriəs/
- Adjective
- Unusual; hard to understand or work out
A2Moremystery
US /ˈmɪstəri/
UK /ˈmɪstri/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Quality of being strange and not understood
- Book, play, or film about solving a strange crime
A2Moreoblivion
US /əˈblɪviən/
UK /əˈblɪviən/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being unconscious/unaware/being forgotten
C1Moreon display
US /ɑn dɪˈsple/
UK /ɔn disˈplei/
- Adjective
- In a place where something can be seen by the public.
- Adverb
- Available for viewing.
A1Morepathetic
US /pəˈθɛtɪk/
UK /pəˈθetɪk/
- Adjective
- Causing feelings of sadness, pity and sympathy
B1Morepersonal
US /ˈpɚsənəl/
UK /ˈpɜ:sənl/
- Adjective
- Done by or to a particular person; individual
- Concerning a person's private life or feelings
A2Morepharaoh
US
UK
- Proper Noun
- A king or queen who ruled in ancient Egypt
- The title of the rulers of ancient Egypt.
B2Morepile
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.
B1TOEICMorepoignant
US /ˈpɔɪnjənt/
UK /ˈpɔɪnjənt/
- Adjective
- Having the effect of making you feel sad/moved
B2TOEICMorepremature
US /ˌpri:məˈtʃʊr/
UK /ˈpremətʃə(r)/
- Adjective
- Happening before the natural or desired time
B2TOEICMorepreserve
US /prɪˈzɜ:rv/
UK /prɪˈzɜ:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
- To protect something from harm, loss or damage
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sweet fruit spread; jam
- Protected area of land with plants and animals
B1TOEICMoreremain
US /rɪˈmen/
UK /rɪˈmeɪn/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be left behind; to continue to exist
- To stay in a place when other people have gone
A2TOEICMoreremarkable
US /rɪˈmɑrkəbəl/
UK /rɪˈmɑ:kəbl/
- Adjective
- Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
- Worthy of attention; striking.
A2TOEICMorereveal
US /rɪˈvil/
UK /rɪ'vi:l/
- Transitive Verb
- To show something that was hidden before
A2TOEICMoresection
US / ˈsɛkʃən/
UK /'sekʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A part of a whole
- Specific group of people from a larger group
- Transitive Verb
- To divide something into smaller parts
B1TOEICMoreset out
US /sɛt aʊt/
UK /set aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrange something in an orderly fashion
- To give in detail in writing
A1Moreshed
US /ʃed/
UK /ʃed/
- Countable Noun
- Small building used for storage
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To lose something as a natural process e.g. hair
- Got rid of something that was no longer wanted or needed.
B2Moresuccessor
US /səkˈsɛsɚ/
UK /səkˈsesə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Person who takes over the position of another
B2Moretechnology
US /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/
UK /tek'nɒlədʒɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- Machinery and equipment developed from scientific knowledge.
A2TOEICMoretiny
US /ˈtaɪni/
UK /'taɪnɪ/
- Adjective
- Very, very small
A2Moretrace
US /tres/
UK /treɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To make an outline to determine a shape
- To find someone or something that has disappeared
- Uncountable Noun
- Very small quantity of something
- A mark or other sign of the former presence or passage of something.
B1Moretragedy
US /ˈtrædʒɪdi/
UK /'trædʒədɪ/
- Noun
- Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
- Very sad event that usually involves death
B1Moretragic
US /ˈtrædʒɪk/
UK /ˈtrædʒɪk/
- Adjective
- (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
- Causing great sadness, e.g. due to untimely death
B1Moretreasure
US /ˈtrɛʒɚ/
UK /'treʒə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Valuable things collected, and often hidden
- Someone or something that is worth a lot
- Transitive Verb
- To value something you keep very much
- To take great care of because you love/value it
A2TOEICMoreunexpected
US /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/
UK /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/
- Adjective
- Surprising because it was not expected
- Noun
- An event or occurrence that was not anticipated.
B2Moreunravel
US /ʌnˈrævəl/
UK /ʌnˈrævl/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To work out the meaning of, in a slow careful way
- To separate or disentangle threads; to come apart.
B2Morewell preserved
US
UK
- Adjective
- Maintained in excellent condition; not allowed to decline in quality or appearance.
- Kept from decaying; maintained in a state suitable for later use.
B2Morewithout a trace
US
UK
- Phrase
- Leaving no sign or evidence of having been present.
- Completely; leaving nothing behind.
B2More
Vocabulary
- on display: In a place where something can be seen by the public.
- die out: To disappear completely; to become extinct
- without a trace: Leaving no sign or evidence of having been present.
- light on: To illuminate something.
- custom made: Designed and manufactured specifically for a particular customer.
- go on: To continue doing something
- food for thought: Something worth thinking seriously about.
- well preserved: Maintained in excellent condition; not allowed to decline in quality or appearance.
- answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
- genetic information: Hereditary information encoded in the genetic material (DNA or RNA) of an organism.
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
- complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- shed: Small building used for storage
- intriguing: Interesting; arousing your curiosity or wonder
- mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
- pile: Large amount of something
- premature: Happening before the natural or desired time
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- tiny: Very, very small
- genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
- remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
- plain: Obvious; clearly so, true
- section: A part of a whole
- pathetic: Causing feelings of sadness, pity and sympathy
- extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
- tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
- institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
- comprehensive: Including most or all things
- assess: To judge something's value or suitability
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
- poignant: Having the effect of making you feel sad/moved
- unexpected: Surprising because it was not expected
- mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
- analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
- expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
- bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
- trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
- biological: Being related to life and living things
- analysis: Careful study to better understand something
- century: Period of 100 years
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- unravel: To work out the meaning of, in a slow careful way
- anthropologist: Person who studies human origins and development
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- miniature: Small model of something larger
- forensic: Establishing facts or evidence in investigations
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- hoard: Large amount of hidden (valuable) items
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- oblivion: State of being unconscious/unaware/being forgotten
- successor: Person who takes over the position of another
- study: To focus on learning something usually at school
- grieve: To feel great sadness, as when someone dies
- pharaoh: A king or queen who ruled in ancient Egypt
- egypt: A republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from to BC
- child: A very young person, between about 2 and 15
- afterlife: Life after death
- dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
- emphatically: (Said) strongly to highlight thing's importance
- gild: To give an attractive but deceptive appearance to
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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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Hay k posted on 2026/06/25Ever wondered about the secrets behind Tutankhamun's tomb? This fascinating video dives into the forensic examinations and personal items that reveal the young pharaoh's troubled life, including the mystery of two tiny mummies found with him. You'll pick up intriguing vocabulary related to ancient history and forensic science while uncovering the story of a dynasty's collapse.
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