additional
US /ə'dɪʃənl/
UK /əˈdɪʃənl/
- Adjective
- Further or added
- Extra to what already exists
A2TOEICMoreadopt
US /əˈdɑ:pt/
UK /əˈdɒpt/
- Transitive Verb
- To legally take a child into your family
- To take on responsibility for something
A2TOEICMoreapparently
US /əˈpærəntlɪ/
UK /əˈpærəntli/
- Adverb
- According to what you heard; from what can be seen
A2TOEICMoreas soon as
US /æz sun æz/
UK /æz su:n æz/
- Phrase
- In a short time after (something happens)
- Without any delay; immediately
- Conjunction
- At the moment that, or immediately after.
A1Morebald
US /bɔld/
UK /bɔ:ld/
- Adjective
- Lacking additional information or facts; unadorned
- Having very little or no hair
B1Moreberry
US /ˈbɛri/
UK /'berɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Small, round fruit from plants and trees
B2Morebiology
US /baɪˈɑlədʒi/
UK /baɪˈɒlədʒi/
- Uncountable Noun
- The study of living things
A2Moreblonde
US /blɑ:nd/
UK /blɒnd/
- Adjective
- Having hair of pale yellow color; of such hair
- Noun
- Person with pale yellow hair color
A2Morebutt
US /bʌt/
UK /bʌt/
- Noun
- (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- The thick end of something, especially a cigarette.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To share a boundary by being next to
- To strike, push, or shove (someone or something) with the head.
B2Morecandid
US /ˈkændɪd/
UK /ˈkændɪd/
- Adjective
- Saying what you think openly and honestly
B2TOEICMorecatch up
US /kætʃ ʌp/
UK /kætʃ ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To become equal with another person
- To inform others of the latest news
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To do something that you have not been able to do recently.
- To meet someone you know in order to talk to them and find out what they have been doing.
A1Morecell
US /sɛl/
UK /sel/
- Countable Noun
- Smallest unit of living things in biology
- Group of people - often from a secret organization
A2Morecobbler
US /ˈkɑblɚ/
UK /ˈkɒblə(r)/
- Noun
- Tall sweetened iced fruit drink of wine or liquor
- Pie made of fruit topped with rich biscuit dough
B2Moreconfront
US /kənˈfrʌnt/
UK /kən'frʌnt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
- (Of problem) to face someone who must deal with it
B1Morecoordinate
US /ko'ɔrdəˈnet/
UK /kəʊ'ɔ:dɪneɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To match styles or colors that go well together
- To cause body parts to move smoothly together
- Noun
- Point on a map defining a location e.g. 135N, 34W
- A matching set of clothes.
B1Morecord
US /kɔrd/
UK /kɔ:d/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A long strong material, thicker than string
- Electrical wire, covered in rubber or plastic
B1Morecrack
US /kræk/
UK /kræk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- Unexpected and hard hit to the body
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- To hit someone or something hard and unexpectedly
B1Morecute
US /kjut/
UK /kju:t/
- Adjective
- Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
B2Moredemand
US /dɪˈmænd/
UK /dɪ'mɑ:nd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Desire customers have to buy product, service
- A strong request for someone to do something
- Transitive Verb
- To strongly request someone to do something
- To need something.
A2TOEICMoreendure
US /ɛnˈdʊr, -ˈdjʊr/
UK /ɪn'djʊə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To last for a long time; continue to exist
- Transitive Verb
- To accept difficulties without struggle
B1TOEICMorefollow along
US /ˈfɑlo əˈlɔŋ/
UK /ˈfɔləu əˈlɔŋ/
- Phrasal Verb
- To agree to do or act the same as others
A1Morefoster
US /'fɔ:stər/
UK /'fɒstə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
- To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
B1TOEICMoregoes well
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To happen in the way desired
- Intransitive Verb
- To be successful or satisfactory; to turn out favorably.
- To be harmonious or matching; to look good together.
A1Moregorgeous
US /ˈɡɔrdʒəs/
UK /'ɡɔ:dʒəs/
- Adjective
- Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- Delightfully enjoyable or pleasant.
B1Moregot to
US /ɡɑt tu/
UK /gɔt tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrive at some place
- To have the opportunity or permission to do something
- Phrasal Verb
- To appeal to the emotions of; move
- To finally begin to start something after a delay
A1Moregrade
US /ɡred/
UK /ɡreɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To give a road the required angle of slope
- To determine the level or quality of something
- Noun
- Level or quality of something e.g. a diamond
- Mark that shows the quality of a student's work
B1TOEICMoreguard
US /ɡɑrd/
UK /ɡɑ:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep watch over something to protect it
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone who watches a place or prevents escapes
- A player in basketball whose primary role is to handle the ball and initiate the offense.
A2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehomework
US /ˈhomˌwɚk/
UK /ˈhəumwə:k/
- Noun
- Work that a student is given to do at home
B2Moreimpression
US /ɪmˈprɛʃən/
UK /ɪmˈpreʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
- Act of pressing into a material to make a pattern
B1TOEICMoreinsert
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.
B1TOEICMorelend a hand
US /lɛnd e hænd/
UK /lend ə hænd/
- Idiom
- To give assistance; to help someone.
mess up
US /mɛs ʌp/
UK /mes ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To make a mistake
- To make something untidy or dirty.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make something untidy or dirty.
- To spoil or ruin something.
A2Moremill
US /mɪl/
UK /mɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Factory for making flour, steel, etc.
- Kitchen tool used for grinding coffee, pepper etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To make grain into flour with a machine
- To grind into smaller pieces using a mill
A2Moreobserve
US /əbˈzɜ:rv/
UK /əbˈzɜ:v/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
- To obey or follow laws, rules, or customs
A2TOEICMorepad
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
B1TOEICMorephoenix
US /ˈfinɪks/
UK /ˈfi:nɪks/
- Noun
- Mythical bird that was burned but rose from ashes
- A symbol of immortality or rebirth.
- Proper Noun
- A small constellation in the southern sky.
- The capital and largest city of the state of Arizona.
C1Morepleasure
US /ˈplɛʒɚ/
UK /'pleʒə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
- A thing that causes enjoyment or delight.
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone pleasure or satisfaction.
A2TOEICMorepyramid
US /ˈpɪrəmɪd/
UK /'pɪrəmɪd/
- Noun
- Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
- With a small management and huge workforce
B1Morerelate
US /rɪˈlet/
UK /rɪ'leɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- To understand or sympathize with, e.g. a problem
A2TOEICMorerepel
US /rɪˈpɛl/
UK /rɪ'pel/
- Transitive Verb
- To make or force someone or something go away
- To cause someone to feel disgust.
B2TOEICMorescream
US /skrim/
UK /skri:m/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a sudden loud, high sound
- Noun
- A sudden loud, high-pitched noise
A2Moreskinny
US /ˈskɪni/
UK /'skɪnɪ/
- Adjective
- Too thin; very lean
B2Moreslash
US /slæʃ/
UK /slæʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Line ( / ) used in writing
- Long, deep cut, caused by a sharp object
- Transitive Verb
- To cut violently with a sharp object
- To decrease something by a large amount
B2TOEICMorestay in
US /ste ɪn/
UK /stei in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To remain inside one's home.
- Intransitive Verb
- To remain as an inpatient in a hospital.
swan
US /swɑn/
UK /swɒn/
- Noun
- Large white water bird with a long graceful neck
B2Moreteen
US /tin/
UK /ti:n/
- Noun
- Teenager
B1Moretruck
US /trʌk/
UK /trʌk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
- Large vehicle suitable for transporting things
- Transitive Verb
- To transport something on a lorry, van
A2Morewaste
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
A2TOEICMoreweird
US /wɪrd/
UK /wɪəd/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- Eerily strange or disturbing.
B1More
Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- mess up: To make a mistake
- follow along: To agree to do or act the same as others
- catch up: To become equal with another person
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- goes well: To happen in the way desired
- got to: To arrive at some place
- lend a hand: To give assistance; to help someone.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- butt: (Informal) fleshy part of your body you sit on
- impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
- endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
- confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- adopt: To legally take a child into your family
- observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
- coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
- foster: To raise a child who is not yours, for payment
- pleasure: Feeling of happiness, enjoyment, or satisfaction
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
- strange: Unusual or odd; surprising because unexpected
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- additional: Further or added
- pyramid: Four-sided structure with sides meeting at the top
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- repel: To make or force someone or something go away
- cord: A long strong material, thicker than string
- bald: Lacking additional information or facts; unadorned
- skinny: Too thin; very lean
- biology: The study of living things
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
- insert: To put something into a certain place or spot
- pad: Object that is thin, flat, and usually soft
- spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
- candid: Saying what you think openly and honestly
- blonde: Having hair of pale yellow color; of such hair
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- truck: Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
- plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
- mill: Factory for making flour, steel, etc.
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
- phoenix: Mythical bird that was burned but rose from ashes
- cute: Attractive in a pretty or endearing way
- swan: Large white water bird with a long graceful neck
- berry: Small, round fruit from plants and trees
- teen: Teenager
- homework: Work that a student is given to do at home
- cobbler: Tall sweetened iced fruit drink of wine or liquor
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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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"That's Edward Cullen. He's Totally Gorgeous, Obviously" (Cafeteria Scene) | Twilight 4k
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美 posted on 2026/07/24Ever wondered about the mysterious Cullen family in Twilight? This scene dives into their introduction, giving you a peek at how characters describe new people and navigate high school drama. You'll pick up some fun phrases for talking about new acquaintances and even gossip!
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