as a whole
US /æz e hol/
UK /æz ə həul/
- Phrase
- Considering everything together; in general.
- Complete; not divided or incomplete.
- Adjective
- Complete; not divided or fragmented.
A1Moreas few as
US
UK
- Determiner
- The smallest possible number of.
- Phrase
- Used to suggest that a number or amount is surprisingly small.
A1Moreas one
US
UK
- Adverb
- Acting or moving together at the same time.
- In complete agreement or unity.
- Phrase
- With a single voice or opinion; unanimously.
- In perfect harmony or unison.
A1Morebolt
US /boʊlt/
UK /bəʊlt/
- Noun
- Line of electricity in the sky from lightning
- Piece of metal for joining two things together
- Transitive Verb
- To lock by putting a piece of metal across a door
B1TOEICMorebreak the bank
US
UK
- Idiom
- To cost too much money; to use up all of one's savings.
build up
US /bɪld ʌp/
UK /bild ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To increase the amount; collect something
- To develop or increase something in stages
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To increase or develop something gradually.
- To praise or encourage someone.
A1Morecheck out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Morecricket
US /ˈkrɪkɪt/
UK /'krɪkɪt/
- Noun
- Sport played by two teams hitting a ball with bats
- Brown or black insect that makes short loud noises
B1Moredesirable
US /dɪˈzaɪrəbəl/
UK /dɪˈzaɪərəbl/
- Adjective
- Being wanted; worth try to get
- (Sexually) pleasing; attractive
A2Moredue to
US /du tu/
UK /dju: tu:/
- Preposition
- Because of; owing to
- Adjective
- Attributable to; caused by.
A1Moreexact
US /ɪɡˈzækt/
UK /ɪɡ'zækt/
- Adjective
- Completely correct; accurate; specific
- Transitive Verb
- To get something, sometimes using force
A2TOEICMoreextravagance
US /ɪkˈstrævəɡəns/
UK /ɪkˈstrævəgəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Luxurious, expensive, and often unnecessary item
C1Morefactor in
US /ˈfæktɚ ɪn/
UK /ˈfæktə in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
B2Morefluctuate
US /ˈflʌktʃuˌet/
UK /'flʌktʃʊeɪt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To shift back and forth uncertainly; change a lot
B1TOEICMorefor the world
US /fɚ ðə wɝld/
UK /fə ðə wɜ:ld/
- other
- Used to emphasize something would never happen.
B2Moreformula
US /ˈfɔrmjələ/
UK /'fɔ:mjələ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A mathematical or scientific rule
- Plan, rule or method for doing or making something
A2TOEICMorefulfill
US /fʊlˈfɪl/
UK /fʊl'fɪl/
- Transitive Verb
- To finish or provide something successfully
- To make real, to bring into effect
B2TOEICMoregenerate
US /ˈdʒɛnəˌret/
UK /ˈdʒenəreɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To create or be produced or bring into existence
- To create electricity, heat, energy and power
A2TOEICMoregrand
US /ɡrænd/
UK /ɡrænd/
- Adjective
- A counter for 1000 of something
- Great in amount, number or size
A2Morehalftime
US /ˌhɑ:f'taɪm/
UK /ˌhɑ:f'taɪm/
- Noun
- Rest time between two periods of a game
C2Morein contention
US /ɪn kənˈtɛnʃən/
UK /in kənˈtenʃən/
- other
- Competing and having a chance to win or succeed.
C1Morein terms of
US
UK
- Phrase
- With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
A1Morein the air
US
UK
- Phrase
- Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- Felt or sensed by many people; circulating as a rumor or feeling.
- Adjective
- Being broadcast on radio or television.
A1Morein the end
US /ɪn ði ɛnd/
UK /in ðə end/
- Phrase
- Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- Ultimately; as the final result or consequence.
A1Morein the middle of
US
UK
- Phrase
- In the central part or point of something.
- Engaged or occupied with something.
A2Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense
A1Morejuggernaut
US /ˈdʒʌɡɚˌnɔt/
UK /'dʒʌɡənɔ:t/
- Noun
- Unstoppable force, campaign, movement, or object
C1Moreleague
US /liɡ/
UK /li:ɡ/
- Noun
- Group of people, countries with a common goal
- Association of sports teams that organizes matches
- Intransitive Verb
- To form a league; to unite for a common purpose.
A2TOEICMorelogistic
US /loˈdʒɪstɪk/
UK /lə'dʒɪstɪkl/
- Adjective
- Concerning planning and organizing a large project
B2Moremade public
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To reveal or announce something to everyone.
A1Moremaintain
US /menˈten/
UK /meɪn'teɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep saying something a certain way
- To keep (machine) working by checking, repairing
A2TOEICMoremajor
US /ˈmedʒɚ/
UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- High-ranking officer in the army
- Main subject you study at university
- Adjective
- Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
- Important, serious, or large in scope, size
A2TOEICMoremulti
US
UK
- Prefix
- A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
B1Moreof all time
US /ʌv ɔl taɪm/
UK /ɔv ɔ:l taim/
- Adjective
- The best or most significant in history.
- Phrase
- Ever; in all of history.
A1Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreon average
US /ɑn ˈævərɪdʒ/
UK /ɔn ˈævəridʒ/
- Phrase
- Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
B1Moreon end
US /ɑn ɛnd/
UK /ɔn end/
- Phrase
- Continuously; without stopping.
- In an upright position; standing vertically.
A1Moreout of the ordinary
US
UK
- Adjective
- Unusual or remarkable; not typical.
- Exceptional; remarkably better than others of its kind.
- Phrase
- Beyond what is usual, common, or expected.
A1Moreprestige
US /prɛˈstiʒ, -ˈstidʒ/
UK /preˈsti:ʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- High respect and status, as from being successful
- The power to impress or influence, often due to a high reputation.
- Adjective
- having or showing success, rank, wealth, etc.
- Having or showing high status.
B2Moreput forth
US /pʊt fɔrθ/
UK /put fɔ:θ/
- Phrasal Verb
- To bring into existence
- To offer ideas for consideration
B1Moreput together
US /pʊt təˈɡɛðɚ/
UK /put təˈɡeðə/
- Phrasal Verb
- To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
- To organize or arrange something.
A1Morerace
US /res/
UK /reɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- People who share physical features or culture
- Intransitive Verb
- To take part in a running or swimming competition
- To move or go at a very fast pace
A2Morereaches out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To attempt to communicate with someone.
- To offer help and support to someone.
A1Morerequire
US /rɪˈkwaɪr/
UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To demand that someone does something
- To need to do something, to make it necessary
A2TOEICMorerevenue
US /ˈrevənju/
UK /'revənju:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Money that is made by or paid to a business
- Money a government collects from its people
A2TOEICMorerun in
US /rʌn ɪn/
UK /rʌn in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrest person and take them to police station
- To drive engine slowly until ready for normal use
A1Moresecurity
US /sɪˈkjʊrɪti/sə'kjurətɪ/
UK /sɪ'kjʊərətɪ/
- Noun
- Department in a company in charge of protection
- Financial document, like stocks, bonds and notes
A2TOEICMoreserious money
US
UK
- Uncountable Noun
- A large or significant sum of money.
- A substantial investment or financial commitment.
B1Moresetup
US /ˈsɛtˌʌp/
UK /'setʌp/
- Noun
- Way something is organized or arranged
B2TOEICMorespan
US /spæn/
UK /spæn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Distance between two supports of a bridge
- Period of time that something continues for
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To go across a certain distance between things
- To cover or extend over a time period
B1TOEICMorespare
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
A2Morespot on
US
UK
- Adjective
- Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
- Adverb
- Exactly at the expected or scheduled time.
- Perfect; excellent.
B1Morestadium
US /ˈstediəm/
UK /'steɪdɪəm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Building with a sports field for watching games
B2Moresynonymous
US /sɪˈnɑnəməs/
UK /sɪˈnɒnɪməs/
- Adjective
- Having the same meaning as another word
B2Moretemporarily
US /tempəˈrerɪlɪ/
UK /tempəˈrerɪlɪ/
- Adverb
- For a limited amount of time
- In a way that is not intended to be permanent or lasting
A2Moretouchdown
US /ˈtʌtʃˌdaʊn/
UK /ˈtʌtʃdaʊn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Getting ball over touch line in American football
- When a plane, etc. lands on the ground, etc.
C2Moretournament
US /ˈtʊrnəmənt, ˈtɚ-/
UK /'tʊənəmənt/
- Countable Noun
- Sports contest with many games to find a winner
B2Moretransformation
US /ˌtrænsfərˈmeɪʃn/
UK /ˌtrænsfəˈmeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A complete change in shape or form of something
C2Moretriumph
US /ˈtraɪəmf/
UK /'traɪʌmf/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Joy from victory or success
- A victory or win of an event
- Intransitive Verb
- To celebrate victory or success with much joy
- To achieve a victory; to be successful.
B2Moreunderstate
US /ˌʌndərˈsteɪt/
UK /ˌʌndəˈsteɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To describe as smaller/less important than reality
B2Moreundoubtedly
US /ʌn'daʊtɪdlɪ/
UK /ʌn'daʊtɪdlɪ/
- Adverb
- With certainty; without question; for sure
B1Morevary
US /ˈveri/
UK /ˈveəri/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change something and make it different
- To be changeable, both up and down
A2TOEICMorezone
US /zoʊn/
UK /zəʊn/
- Noun
- Area of space designated for a particular use
- Transitive Verb
- To divide an area for a particular reason
B1More
Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- in terms of
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
- as few as: The smallest possible number of.
- made public: To reveal or announce something to everyone.
- spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
- in contention: Competing and having a chance to win or succeed.
- as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- run in: To arrest person and take them to police station
- put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
- serious money: A large or significant sum of money.
- in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
- of all time: The best or most significant in history.
- build up: To increase the amount; collect something
- due to: Because of; owing to
- put forth: To bring into existence
- break the bank: To cost too much money; to use up all of one's savings.
- reaches out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
- for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
- out of the ordinary : Unusual or remarkable; not typical.
- check out
- on end: Continuously; without stopping.
- on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
- revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
- exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
- spare: To make (money or time) available for
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
- require: To demand that someone does something
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
- synonymous: Having the same meaning as another word
- temporarily: For a limited amount of time
- fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
- prestige: High respect and status, as from being successful
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
- tournament: Sports contest with many games to find a winner
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- desirable: Being wanted; worth try to get
- favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- vary: To change something and make it different
- league: Group of people, countries with a common goal
- triumph: Joy from victory or success
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- storm: To act violently or angrily
- fluctuate: To shift back and forth uncertainly; change a lot
- zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
- event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
- stadium: Building with a sports field for watching games
- bolt: Line of electricity in the sky from lightning
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- cricket: Sport played by two teams hitting a ball with bats
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- undoubtedly: With certainty; without question; for sure
- expensive: Costing a lot of money
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- print: To make many copies of a page, magazine or book
- cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
- transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
- final: Last game in a series in a competition
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- multi: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
- setup: Way something is organized or arranged
- extravagance: Luxurious, expensive, and often unnecessary item
- logistic: Concerning planning and organizing a large project
- touchdown: Getting ball over touch line in American football
- juggernaut: Unstoppable force, campaign, movement, or object
- understate: To describe as smaller/less important than reality
- halftime: Rest time between two periods of a game
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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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Top 10 Most Expensive Sporting Events in the World
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/07/12Ever wondered how much it costs to host the biggest sporting events on Earth? This video breaks down the staggering expenses behind everything from the UEFA Champions League to the Olympic Games, giving you a peek into the "gargantuan" revenues and "cost intensity" of global sports. You'll pick up some fantastic vocabulary related to finance and event management along the way!
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