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.
A2Moreaccomplish
US /əˈkɑmplɪʃ/
UK /ə'kʌmplɪʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To succeed in doing; complete successfully
B1TOEICMoreaccomplishment
US /əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt/
UK /əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you succeed in after hard work
- A skill or special ability.
B1TOEICMorealley
US /ˈæli/
UK /'ælɪ/
- Noun
- A narrow road or path between buildings
B1Moreaside from
US /əˈsaɪd frʌm/
UK /əˈsaid frɔm/
- Phrase
A1Moreassure
US /əˈʃʊr/
UK /əˈʃʊə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To confirm; state with certainty something is so
- To make sure that something happens
A2TOEICMoreat midnight
US
UK
- Phrase
- At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
- Used to indicate the time when something will happen or is expected to happen.
A1Moreawesome
US /ˈɔsəm/
UK /'ɔ:səm/
- Adjective
- Great; wonderful; stupendous
B2TOEICMoreblack out
US /blæk aʊt/
UK /blæk aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To faint; to become unconscious
- Transitive Verb
- To cover or obscure (a window or light) so as to prevent light from being visible from outside.
A1Morebump
US /bʌmp/
UK /bʌmp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To bounce along over a rough surface
- To knock against with force or violence
- Noun
- Act or sound of one solid object hitting another
- Raised area on any smooth surface
B1Morebump into
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To meet someone accidentally
- To collide with something.
B1Moreby all means
US
UK
- Adverb
- Certainly; of course
- Phrase
- In every possible way; using every method possible
- Certainly; of course
A2Moreciao
US
UK
- Noun
- (Italian) hello or goodbye
- Interjection
- An informal Italian greeting, used for both hello and goodbye.
B2Morecome back
US /kʌm bæk/
UK /kʌm bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reply to someone, often forcefully
- To be remembered
A1Morecomment
US /ˈkɑmɛnt/
UK /'kɒment/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- An explanatory note in a computer program.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To say something that gives your opinion
- To add explanatory notes to a computer program.
A2Moreconquest
US /ˈkɑ:ŋkwest/
UK /ˈkɒŋkwest/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Land or a nation won or taken by force, an army
B2Moreconversation
US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/
UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- General communication or interaction.
A2Morecredit
US /ˈkrɛdɪt/
UK /'kredɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- System to buy something and pay for it later
- Points earned instead of money
- Transitive Verb
- To add a certain amount of money to a total
- To recognize someone's achievements or help
A2Moreculture
US /ˈkʌltʃɚ/
UK /'kʌltʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Beliefs and customs of a particular group
- The customs, beliefs, art, and all the other things that a group of people share and consider important.
- Transitive Verb
- To grow cells, tissues, bacteria, etc. in a controlled environment.
A2Moredaunt
US /dɔnt, dɑnt/
UK /dɔ:nt/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone feel less courageous or confident
B2TOEICMorefeel like
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a desire or inclination for something.
- To have a particular quality or sensation; resemble.
A1Moreget the picture
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To understand a situation or idea.
A1Moregorgeous
US /ˈɡɔrdʒəs/
UK /'ɡɔ:dʒəs/
- Adjective
- Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- Delightfully enjoyable or pleasant.
B1Moregrand
US /ɡrænd/
UK /ɡrænd/
- Adjective
- A counter for 1000 of something
- Great in amount, number or size
A2Morehometown
US /ˈhomˈtaʊn/
UK /'həʊmtaʊn/
- Noun
- Town (or city) where you grew up or where you live
B2Morehonestly
US /ˈɑnɪstli/
UK /ˈɒnɪstli/
- Adverb
- With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- Genuinely; in a sincere manner.
A2Moreimpressive
US /ɪmˈprɛsɪv/
UK /ɪmˈpresɪv/
- Adjective
- Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- Having a strong effect, commanding attention.
B1TOEICMoreinspire
US /ɪnˈspaɪr/
UK /ɪn'spaɪə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone an idea to do or make something
- To make someone feel a certain emotion
- Intransitive Verb
- To breathe in
- To draw (air, etc.) into the lungs.
B1TOEICMorelonely
US /ˈloʊnli/
UK /ˈləʊnli/
- Adjective
- Sad because apart from other people
- Being far away and rarely visited by people
B2Moremidnight
US /ˈmɪdˌnaɪt/
UK /ˈmɪdnaɪt/
- Noun
- 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
B1Moremultiple
US /ˈmʌltəpəl/
UK /ˈmʌltɪpl/
- Adjective
- Having or involving more than one of something
- Having or involving several parts, elements, or members.
- Countable Noun
- Number produced by multiplying a smaller number
- A number of identical circuit elements connected in parallel or series.
B1Moreout there
US /aʊt ðɛr/
UK /aut ðɛə/
- Adverb
- In or to a place that is far away
- Existing in the universe
- Adjective
- Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
- Existing or available.
A1Moreplunge
US /plʌndʒ/
UK /plʌndʒ/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To dive (into water)
B1TOEICMorerattle
US /ˈrætl/
UK /'rætl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a series of sharp noises by shaking
- Noun
- A series of sharp noises from shaking
B1Moreread up
US /rid ʌp/
UK /ri:d ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To spend time trying to find out about something so that you know more about it.
A1Moreresearch
US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/
UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Study done to discover new ideas and facts
- A particular area or topic of study.
A2TOEICMorerule
US /ruːl/
UK /ruːl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is normal and usually happens
- Governmental control or power over a region
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To decide legally, especially in court
- To have control or influence
A2TOEICMorestare
US /stɛr/
UK /steə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To look at someone or something for a long time
- Noun
- A long look at something or someone for a reason
A2Morestrike
US /straɪk/
UK /straɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something
- To remove or erase.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A punch or hit
- Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
A2TOEICMorestrike up
US /straɪk ʌp/
UK /straik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To begin a friendship, relationship, or conversation.
- To begin to play music.
A1Moresubscribe
US /səbˈskraɪb/
UK /səb'skraɪb/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To regularly pay to receive a service
B1TOEICMoresuperstar
US /ˈsjupɚˌstɑr/
UK /'su:pəstɑ:(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
C2Moresurround
US /səˈraʊnd/
UK /səˈraʊnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To be all the way around something
- To be closely connected to and have an effect on
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be closely connected to and have an effect on
A2Moretake the plunge
US /tek ði plʌndʒ/
UK /teik ðə plʌndʒ/
- Idiom
- To make a decision to do something, especially after hesitating for a long time.
- Verb Phrase
- To make a decision to do something, especially after hesitating
A1Moretaste
US /test/
UK /teɪst/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience something
- To experience the flavor of food, drink
A2TOEICMoretemporary
US /'tempəreri/
UK /ˈtemprəri/
- Adjective
- Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
- Noun
- A temporary worker.
A2TOEICMoretired
US /ˈtaɪərd/
UK /ˈtaɪəd/
- Adjective
- Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- Transitive Verb
- To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
B1Moretrek
US /trɛk/
UK /trek/
- Noun
- Slow or difficult journey
- Intransitive Verb
- To make your way slowly and painfully
- To go on a difficult (often walking) journey
B1Moretriumphant
US /traɪˈʌmfənt/
UK /traɪˈʌmfənt/
- Adjective
- Celebrating victory or success
B2Morevivid
US /ˈvɪvɪd/
UK /ˈvɪvɪd/
- Adjective
- Having very clear details and seeming to be real
B2TOEICMorewake up
US /wek ʌp/
UK /weik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stop sleeping
- To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
A1Moreweird
US /wɪrd/
UK /wɪəd/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- Eerily strange or disturbing.
B1More
Vocabulary
- feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- aside from
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- get the picture: To understand a situation or idea.
- by all means: Certainly; of course
- at midnight: At twelve o'clock at night; the middle of the night.
- read up: To spend time trying to find out about something so that you know more about it.
- black out: To faint; to become unconscious
- bump into: To meet someone accidentally
- strike up: To begin a friendship, relationship, or conversation.
- take the plunge: To make a decision to do something, especially after hesitating for a long time.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
- doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
- strike: To hit something
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- vivid: Having very clear details and seeming to be real
- address: Exact street location of a place
- temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
- accomplishment: Something you succeed in after hard work
- fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- leave: To go away from; depart
- scary: Causing fear; frightening
- bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
- credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
- culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- surround: To be all the way around something
- assure: To confirm; state with certainty something is so
- great: Very good; better than before
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
- alley: A narrow road or path between buildings
- triumphant: Celebrating victory or success
- trek: Slow or difficult journey
- rattle: To make a series of sharp noises by shaking
- conquest: Land or a nation won or taken by force, an army
- lonely: Sad because apart from other people
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- daunt: To make someone feel less courageous or confident
- midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
- ciao: (Italian) hello or goodbye
- hometown: Town (or city) where you grew up or where you live
- superstar: Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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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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