abandon
US /əˈbændən/
UK /ə'bændən/
- Transitive Verb
- To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- To withdraw your support, or leave someone
- Uncountable Noun
- Wild, carefree behavior
B1Moreaffair
US /əˈfɛr/
UK /ə'feə(r)/
- Noun
- Secret sexual relationship between two people
- Event or a set of events, often unpleasant ones
A2Moreapprenticeship
US /əˈprɛntɪsʃɪp/
UK /əˈprentɪʃɪp/
- Uncountable Noun
- Learning a job from an expert
B1Moreas well as
US /æz wɛl æz/
UK /æz wel æz/
- Adverb
- Also; in addition to
- Preposition
- In addition to; and also.
A1Moreattend
US /əˈtɛnd/
UK /əˈtend/
- Transitive Verb
- To take care of someone in need
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To listen or watch carefully; to concentrate
- To be present at an event
B1TOEICMorebreakdown
US /ˈbrekˌdaʊn/
UK /'breɪkdaʊn/
- Noun
- When normal activity or behavior stops
B1TOEICMorecircus
US /ˈsɜ:rkəs/
UK /ˈsɜ:kəs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Shows with clowns animals etc. performed in a tent
- A chaotic or disorganized event or situation.
B1Moreclimax
US /ˈklaɪˌmæks/
UK /ˈklaɪmæks/
- Noun
- Most exciting, intense point in a series of events
- Intransitive Verb
- To reach the most intense and exciting part
B2Moreconfess
US /kənˈfɛs/
UK /kən'fes/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To admit that you did something wrong
B1Morecontent
US /ˈkɑnˌtɛnt/
UK /'kɒntent/
- Adjective
- Being happy or satisfied
- In a state of peaceful happiness.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Information in something, e.g. book or computer
- The subject matter of a book, speech, etc.
A2Morecrisis
US /ˈkraɪsɪs/
UK /'kraɪsɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- A turning point in a disease.
B1Morecurriculum
US /kəˈrɪkjələm/
UK /kə'rɪkjələm/
- Noun
- Group of related courses in a school or college
A2TOEICMoredivorce
US /dɪˈvɔrs, -ˈvors/
UK /dɪ'vɔ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Legal breakup of a marriage
- Transitive Verb
- To legally end a marriage to (someone)
A2Moredrill
US /drɪl/
UK /drɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
- Exercise done to learn military skills
- Transitive Verb
- To make a deep hole to find oil, gas etc.
- To put a hole in something by using a boring tool
B1TOEICMoreeducation
US /ˌɛdʒəˈkeʃən/
UK /ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Academic field studying the practice of teaching
- Process of giving or receiving teaching
A2TOEICMoreeffectively
US /ɪˈfɛktɪvli/
UK /ɪˈfektɪvli/
- Adverb
- In a way that produces the desired result
B1Moreemotional
US /ɪˈmoʃənəl/
UK /ɪˈməʊʃənl/
- Adjective
- Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- Relating to or characterized by emotion
A2Moreengagement
US /ɛnˈɡedʒmənt/
UK /ɪnˈgeɪdʒmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you must do at a set time; appointment
- Fight between opposing military forces in a war
A2TOEICMoreescape
US /ɪˈskep/
UK /ɪ'skeɪp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- The 'esc key' on a keyboard
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To avoid something undesirable, dangerous or bad
- To get away from a place where you are being kept
A2Moreevidence of
US
UK
- Phrase
- Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
- Something that shows that something else exists or is true.
A1Morefriendship
US /ˈfrɛndˌʃɪp/
UK /ˈfrendʃɪp/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
B1Moreimagination
US /ɪˌmædʒəˈneʃən/
UK /ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
- Something that you imagine; an idea that you have in your mind.
A2TOEICMoreinformant
US /ɪnˈfɔrmənt/
UK /ɪnˈfɔ:mənt/
- Countable Noun
- Person who reports what happened at an event
B2Morepit
US /pɪt/
UK /pɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
- To make holes or marks on a surface
- Noun
- Hole in the ground
- Garage area for racing cars on a circuit
B1Moreplot
US /plɑt/
UK /plɒt/
- Countable Noun
- Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
- Series of events that form the main story
- Transitive Verb
- To mark a path, etc. on a map, using lines or dots
- To devise or develop a dramatic storyline
B1Moreprivilege
US /ˈprɪvəlɪdʒ, ˈprɪvlɪdʒ/
UK /'prɪvəlɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Advantage or right given to only certain people
- An opportunity to do something special or enjoyable.
- Transitive Verb
- To give advantages to some people not others
B1TOEICMorepromote
US /prəˈmoʊt/
UK /prəˈməʊt/
- Transitive Verb
- To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
- To move someone to a higher position or rank
A2TOEICMoreproposal
US /prəˈpozəl/
UK /prəˈpəʊzl/
- Noun
- Act of asking someone to marry you
- Offer or plan to people who can decide about it
B1TOEICMoreresolution
US /ˌrɛzəˈluʃən/
UK /ˌrezə'lu:ʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- End part of a story resolving the conflict
- Ability of a screen or camera to display pixels
C2Morereveal
US /rɪˈvil/
UK /rɪ'vi:l/
- Transitive Verb
- To show something that was hidden before
A2TOEICMoresearch for
US /sɚtʃ fɔr/
UK /sə:tʃ fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To try to find someone or something.
B1Moresettle
US /ˈsɛtl/
UK /'setl/
- Transitive Verb
- To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- To complete or finalize e.g. a contract or debt
- Intransitive Verb
- To become accustomed to a new environment
- (Of liquids) to move to the bottom of a container
A2Moresettle into
US /ˈsɛtl ˈɪntu/
UK /ˈsetl ˈɪntuː/
- Phrasal Verb
- To become comfortable and familiar with a new place or situation.
- To get used to a new job or activity.
A1Moresissy
US /ˈsɪsi/
UK /'sɪsɪ/
- Adjective
- (Of a male) cowardly; easily scared
- Noun
- Male who is cowardly or easily scared
C2Morespend
US /spɛnd/
UK /spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
A2TOEICMorespoil
US /spɔɪl/
UK /spɔɪl/
- Transitive Verb
- To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
- To overindulge and harm the character of a child
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of food) to go bad
A2Morespot
US /spɑt/
UK /spɒt/
- Noun
- A certain place or area
- A difficult time; awkward situation
- Transitive Verb
- To see someone or something by chance
A2TOEICMorethe following
US
UK
- Adjective
- Next in order or sequence.
- Uncountable Noun
- What is about to be said or written.
B1Morevaguely
US /ˈveɪɡli/
UK /ˈveɪgli/
- Adverb
- In a vague way; not fully
B1More
Vocabulary
- evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- the following: Next in order or sequence.
- search for: To try to find someone or something.
- settle into: To become comfortable and familiar with a new place or situation.
- privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- spot: A certain place or area
- express: To send something by fast mail
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
- effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
- plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
- resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
- spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
- engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
- throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- divorce: Legal breakup of a marriage
- abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- vaguely: In a vague way; not fully
- curriculum: Group of related courses in a school or college
- affair: Secret sexual relationship between two people
- promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
- imagination: Ability to creates new ideas and mental images
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
- proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- confess: To admit that you did something wrong
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
- attend: To take care of someone in need
- pit: To use your strength, skill or wit to beat another
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- live: To be alive
- apprenticeship: Learning a job from an expert
- climax: Most exciting, intense point in a series of events
- friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
- circus: Shows with clowns animals etc. performed in a tent
- informant: Person who reports what happened at an event
- sissy: (Of a male) cowardly; easily scared
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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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