audience
US /ˈɔdiəns/
UK /ˈɔ:diəns/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
A2TOEICMorebagel
US
UK
- Countable Noun
- Glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll
B2Morebat
US /bæt/
UK /bæt/
- Countable Noun
- Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
- Object used for hitting a ball in various games
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To use a wooden stick in baseball or cricket
A2Morebeetle
US /ˈbitl/
UK /ˈbi:tl/
- Countable Noun
- Insect with a hard, usually black body and 8 legs
- A heavy mallet or rammer, usually wooden, used for driving in stakes or wedges.
- Noun
- The study of beetles as a group or species.
B2Morecareer
US /kəˈrɪr/
UK /kə'rɪə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Particular occupation in professional life
- The course of a person's life, especially in a particular pursuit or profession.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move forward very fast and without control
- To advance or make progress rapidly
A2Morecock
US /kɑ:k/
UK /kɒk/
- Countable Noun
- Adult male chicken
- A young man you find to be stupid or silly
C2Morecome up to
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To meet expectations
A1Moreduty
US /ˈduti, ˈdju-/
UK /'dju:tɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Work required by your job or position
- A tax (on imported goods)
A2TOEICMoreformat
US /ˈfɔ:rmæt/
UK /ˈfɔ:mæt/
- Noun
- Form, design, or arrangement of something
- Transitive Verb
- To set the appearance of a text in a certain way
- To set a computer back to its original state
B1TOEICMoregenuinely
US /ˈdʒɛnjʊɪnlɪ/
UK /'dʒenjʊɪnlɪ/
- Adverb
- In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
- In a sincere and honest way.
A2Moregoing on
US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/
UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
A1Moregot 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
A1Moreharrow
US /ˈhæroʊ/
UK /ˈhærəʊ/
- Transitive Verb
- To be extremely upsetting
C1TOEICMorein on
US
UK
- Phrase
- To be involved in a secret or plan.
- To be aware of something that is secret or not generally known.
A1Moreinsane
US /ɪnˈsen/
UK /ɪnˈseɪn/
- Adjective
- Mentally ill; crazy
- Being crazy or stupid
B2Moreinterviewer
US /'ɪntərvju:ər/
UK /'ɪntəvju:ə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- A person who asks questions to obtain information
A2TOEICMoreloose
US /lus/
UK /lu:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To shoot or fire something from a gun
- Adjective
- (Idea, thought, or work) unclear or imprecise
- Not tightly attached or held
A2Moremovement
US /ˈmuvmənt/
UK /ˈmu:vmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Part of a piece of classical music
- Group with a shared interest or goal
A2Moreoff the bat
US /ɔf ði bæt/
UK /ɔf ðə bæt/
- Phrase
- Immediately; without delay.
- Referring to the moment a baseball leaves the bat after being hit.
A1Moreopera
US /ˈɑ:prə/
UK /ˈɒprə/
- Noun
- A type of play that is sung with classical music
B1Moreoscar
US
UK
- Proper Noun
- Annual award given in the movie industry
B2Moreperfectly
US /ˈpəfɪktli/
UK /ˈpɜ:fɪktli/
- Adverb
- In a faultless manner; without mistakes
A2Morepinnacle
US /ˈpɪnəkəl/
UK /ˈpɪnəkl/
- Noun
- Highest point of success, power, fame, etc.
C1Moreprove
US /pruv/
UK /pru:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- To test the quality or worth of something.
- Intransitive Verb
- To turn out to be; be found to be.
A2TOEICMorereality
US /riˈælɪti/
UK /rɪ'ælətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.
A2Moreright off the bat
US /raɪt ɔf ðə bæt/
UK /raɪt ɒf ðə bæt/
- other
- Immediately; from the very beginning or start.
B2Moresauce
US /sɔs/
UK /sɔ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
B1Morescrew
US /skru/
UK /skru:/
- Transitive Verb
- To cheat someone, as out of money/property
- To close something by turning it into place
- Countable Noun
- Long metal nail with a spiral thread
B1Moresoap
US /sop/
UK /səʊp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hard cream-like substance used to wash something
- A TV serial
- Transitive Verb
- To put soap on something so it can be cleaned
A2Moresteak
US /stek/
UK /steɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thick slice of meat from animal or large fish
A2Morestern
US /stɜ:rn/
UK /stɜ:n/
- Adjective
- Being very severe, strict, or serious
- Not likely to change, weaken or give in
- Noun
- Back part of a ship or boat
B2Moretick
US /tɪk/
UK /tɪk/
- Intransitive Verb
- To function properly or normally
- (Clock) to make light regular timed noise
- Countable Noun
- Small blood-sucking insect that lives on the skin
- Written mark to show something is correct or done
B1Moreunthinkable
US /ʌn'θɪŋkəbl/
UK /ʌn'θɪŋkəbl/
- Adjective
- Impossible to imagine; not to be considered
- Too shocking or unacceptable to consider.
B1Moreunwrap
US /ʌnˈræp/
UK /ʌnˈræp/
- Transitive Verb
- To remove the outer cover, wrapping of e.g. a gift
- To reveal or disclose something that was previously hidden or unclear.
B1Morevariety
US /vəˈraɪɪti/
UK /və'raɪətɪ/
- Noun
- Particular type of thing or person
- The quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity, sameness, or monotony.
A2TOEICMorework on
US /wɚk ɑn/
UK /wə:k ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To devote effort to improve or develop something
- To try to persuade or influence someone.
A1More
Vocabulary
- got to: To arrive at some place
- come up to: To meet expectations
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- off the bat: Immediately; without delay.
- right off the bat: Immediately; from the very beginning or start.
- going on: To continue doing something
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
- insane: Mentally ill; crazy
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- variety: Particular type of thing or person
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- screw: To cheat someone, as out of money/property
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- leave: To go away from; depart
- movement: Part of a piece of classical music
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- loose: To shoot or fire something from a gun
- tick: To function properly or normally
- format: Form, design, or arrangement of something
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- stern: Being very severe, strict, or serious
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- duty: Work required by your job or position
- sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- pinnacle: Highest point of success, power, fame, etc.
- part: Division of a book
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
- perfectly: In a faultless manner; without mistakes
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- bat: Small flying mouse-like animal with wings
- beetle: Insect with a hard, usually black body and 8 legs
- soap: Hard cream-like substance used to wash something
- love: Person's name
- opera: A type of play that is sung with classical music
- joke: To say or do things that are meant to be funny
- cock: Adult male chicken
- steak: Thick slice of meat from animal or large fish
- interviewer: A person who asks questions to obtain information
- unthinkable: Impossible to imagine; not to be considered
- unwrap: To remove the outer cover, wrapping of e.g. a gift
- bagel: Glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll
- oscar: Annual award given in the movie industry
- harrow: To be extremely upsetting
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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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