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
B1Moreability
US /əˈbɪlɪti/
UK /ə'bɪlətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The power, resources or skill to do something
- A particular skill or talent.
A2TOEICMoreamusement
US /əˈmjuzmənt/
UK /ə'mju:zmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being amused or feeling enjoyment
B2Moreat once
US /æt wʌns/
UK /æt wʌns/
- Adverb
- Immediately; without delay
- At the same time; simultaneously
A2Moreattempt
US /əˈtɛmpt/
UK /ə'tempt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To try to do something challenging or difficult
- Noun
- Effort made to try to do or accomplish something
A2TOEICMorecomplain
US /kəmˈplen/
UK /kəmˈpleɪn/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To say something is wrong and should be changed
- To make a formal accusation or charge.
B1Moreconfidence
US /ˈkɑnfɪdəns/
UK /'kɒnfɪdəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling that you can do well at something
- Feeling you can trust someone
A2Moreconfirm
US /kənˈfɜ:rm/
UK /kənˈfɜ:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To formally approve or check something
- To provide evidence to establish the truth of
A2Moreconfront
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
B1Moreconfrontation
US /ˌkɑ:nfrənˈteɪʃn/
UK /ˌkɒnfrʌnˈteɪʃn/
- Noun
- A disagreement or argument
B1Moredeclare
US /dɪˈklɛr/
UK /dɪ'kleə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To make a statement in a strong and confident way
- To show the cost of things purchased overseas
A2TOEICMoredefeat
US /dɪˈfit/
UK /dɪ'fi:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To beat an enemy, team, disease
- To prevent something from succeeding.
- Noun
- When you lose a fight, game or competition
- The feeling of having been beaten.
B1Moredefend
US /dɪˈfɛnd/
UK /dɪ'fend/
- Transitive Verb
- To protect and explain your position in court
- To protect against an attack
B1TOEICMoredeparture
US /dɪˈpɑrtʃɚ/
UK /dɪˈpɑ:tʃə(r)/
- Noun
- Act of leaving a place, to start a journey
- Starting something new or doing it in a new way
B1TOEICMoredetain
US /dɪˈten/
UK /dɪ'teɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
B2Moreemotional
US /ɪˈmoʃənəl/
UK /ɪˈməʊʃənl/
- Adjective
- Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- Relating to or characterized by emotion
A2Moreempathy
US /ˈɛmpəθi/
UK /ˈempəθi/
- Uncountable Noun
- Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- The ability to understand and share the feelings of another, especially when those feelings are negative or painful
B2TOEICMoreentire
US /ɛnˈtaɪr/
UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- Undivided; not shared or distributed.
A2TOEICMoreepisode
US /ˈɛpɪˌsod/
UK /'epɪsəʊd/
- Noun
- One separate event in a series of events
- Show which is part of a larger story
B1TOEICMorefragile
US /ˈfrædʒəl, -ˌaɪl/
UK /'frædʒaɪl/
- Adjective
- Easily affected, broken, or harmed
- Weak or delicate; easily damaged in health
B2TOEICMoregrind
US /ɡraɪnd/
UK /ɡraɪnd/
- Transitive Verb
- To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- To make loud jarring noise by pressing hard
- Uncountable Noun
- Hard work or effort
B2Morehousehold
US /ˈhaʊsˌhold/
UK /'haʊshəʊld/
- Adjective
- Being in everyday use; common
- Relating to a house or home.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Concerning a home
- Family or other group living together in a house
B1Morein terms of
US
UK
- Phrase
- With regard to; concerning a particular aspect.
A1Moreintention
US /ɪnˈtɛnʃən/
UK /ɪnˈtenʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Aim or purpose
- A determination to act in a certain way.
A2TOEICMoremarriage
US /ˈmærɪdʒ/
UK /ˈmærɪdʒ/
- Noun
- Relationship between a husband and a wife
- A wedding ceremony
A2Morepersonal
US /ˈpɚsənəl/
UK /ˈpɜ:sənl/
- Adjective
- Done by or to a particular person; individual
- Concerning a person's private life or feelings
A2Morephysical
US /ˈfɪzɪkəl/
UK /ˈfɪzɪkl/
- Countable Noun
- Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- Adjective
- Concerning the body of a person
- Concerning things that can be seen or touched
A2Morepursuit
US /pɚˈsut/
UK /pəˈsju:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of following someone to catch them
- Process of attempting to achieve a goal
B1TOEICMorerequest
US /rɪˈkwɛst/
UK /rɪ'kwest/
- Transitive Verb
- To ask for, usually politely and formally
- Noun
- Thing that has been asked for
- A signal to a computer system or program to perform a task.
A2TOEICMoreresponse
US /rɪˈspɑns/
UK /riˈspɔns/
- Noun
- Something said/written as an answer to something
- Reaction to something that has occurred
A2TOEICMoreridiculous
US /rɪˈdɪkjələs/
UK /rɪˈdɪkjələs/
- Adjective
- Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
A2Moreseduction
US /sɪˈdʌkʃən/
UK /sɪ'dʌkʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Making someone attracted to you/have sex with you
- Persuading someone to do something (often wrong)
B2Moresissy
US /ˈsɪsi/
UK /'sɪsɪ/
- Adjective
- (Of a male) cowardly; easily scared
- Noun
- Male who is cowardly or easily scared
C2Morestroller
US /ˈstrolɚ/
UK /ˈstrəʊlə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Upright baby carriage in which the child sits up
- Someone who walks at a leisurely pace
B2Moreunhappy
US /ʌnˈhæpi/
UK /ʌn'hæpɪ/
- Adjective
- Not feeling happy; sad or worried
B1Morevaguely
US /ˈveɪɡli/
UK /ˈveɪgli/
- Adverb
- In a vague way; not fully
B1Morewisdom
US /ˈwɪzdəm/
UK /'wɪzdəm/
- Uncountable Noun
- Knowledge gained from experience in life
A2More
Vocabulary
- at once: Immediately; without delay
- in terms of
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
- consider: To think carefully about something
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
- confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- intention: Aim or purpose
- wisdom: Knowledge gained from experience in life
- household: Being in everyday use; common
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
- defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
- abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- vaguely: In a vague way; not fully
- leave: To go away from; depart
- request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- departure: Act of leaving a place, to start a journey
- defend: To protect and explain your position in court
- confirm: To formally approve or check something
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- confrontation: A disagreement or argument
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- seduction: Making someone attracted to you/have sex with you
- amusement: State of being amused or feeling enjoyment
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- marriage: Relationship between a husband and a wife
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
- detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
- stroller: Upright baby carriage in which the child sits up
- unhappy: Not feeling happy; sad or worried
- 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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Hard Times by Charles Dickens | Book 3, Chapter 2: Garnering (Very Ridiculous)
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Yvonne posted on 2026/09/02Dive into Book 3, Chapter 2 of Charles Dickens' Hard Times, where the chapter title "Very Ridiculous" certainly sets the stage! You'll see how Sissy's quiet wisdom contrasts with the manipulative games of James Harthouse, and pick up on how characters like Harthouse view life as a game of winning and losing. This is a fantastic chance to explore complex character motivations and nuanced dialogue!
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