advance
US /ædˈvæns/
UK /əd'vɑ:ns/
- Noun
- Forward movement by an army
- An attempt to seduce someone
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (Of an army) to move forward
- To change or improve
A2TOEICMorebase
US /bes/
UK /beɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- Bottom part of an object that touches a surface
- Transitive Verb
- To use as the starting point or origin for
- To have as the main location for (company, etc.)
A2TOEICMorebottom
US /ˈbɑtəm/
UK /'bɒtəm/
- Noun
- The part of your body you sit on
- Lowest position, often in a company or contest
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit the lowest part of something
- To provide with a bottom.
A2TOEICMorecall on
US /kɔl ɑn/
UK /kɔ:l ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
- To visit someone
A1Morecome up with
US /kʌm ʌp wɪð/
UK /kʌm ʌp wið/
- Phrasal Verb
- To think of an idea or solution; produce
A1Morecommunism
US /ˈkɑmjəˌnɪzəm/
UK /'kɒmjʊnɪzəm/
- Uncountable Noun
- Political system with state-controlled industry
B1Moredefeat
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
B1TOEICMoredefense
US /dɪˈfɛns/
UK /dɪ'fens/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Argument in support of something
- The process of protecting something from attack
B1TOEICMoredelay
US /dɪˈle/
UK /dɪˈleɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To wait some amount of time before doing something
- To do something later than is planned or expected
- Noun
- Action of being late or happening later
A2TOEICMoreeffort
US /ˈɛfət/
UK /ˈefət/
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount of work used trying to do something
- A conscious exertion of power; a try.
A2TOEICMorefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMorefreedom
US /ˈfridəm/
UK /'fri:dəm/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being free, not being controlled
B1Moreheavily
US /hɛvəli/
UK /ˈhevɪli/
- Adverb
- In a slow, loud manner
- A lot or to a great degree
A2Moreidentify
US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/
UK /aɪ'dentɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To indicate who or what someone or something is
- To say exactly what something is
B1TOEICMoreindustrial
US /ɪnˈdʌstriəl/
UK /ɪnˈdʌstriəl/
- Adjective
- Concerning making things in factories
- Noun
- A worker in industry.
- A company involved in industrial production.
A2Moreinvest
US /ɪnˈvɛst/
UK /ɪn'vest/
- Transitive Verb
- To use resources to build for the future
A2TOEICMoremultiple
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.
B1Morenaive
US /nɑˈiv/
UK /naɪˈi:v/
- Adjective
- Unsophisticated; innocent and unknowing
- (Of art) produced in a simple, unaffected style, typically by someone who has not had formal training.
B2Morepresident
US /ˈprɛzɪdənt,-ˌdɛnt/
UK /ˈprezɪdənt/
- Noun
- Person in charge of a country, or organization
- The highest-ranking executive in a corporation or organization.
A2TOEICMorepurchase
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that you bought
- Strong hold on something; grip
A2TOEICMorerapidly
US /ˈræpɪdlɪ/
UK /'ræpɪdlɪ/
- Adverb
- With great speed; quickly
B1TOEICMoreresponsible
US / rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
UK /rɪ'spɒnsəbl/
- Adjective
- Being the cause of something that has occurred
- Having the duty of dealing with something
A2TOEICMoresenate
US /ˈsɛnɪt/
UK /'senət/
- Noun
- A board of governors at a college or university
B2Morespend
US /spɛnd/
UK /spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
A2TOEICMoretalk about it
US /tɔk əˈbaʊt ɪt/
UK /tɔ:k əˈbaut it/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To discuss a particular subject.
A1Moretalking about
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To discuss a particular topic.
- To be constantly mentioning or bringing up a subject.
A1Moreuniversally
US /ˌju:nɪˈvɜ:rsəli/
UK /ˌju:nɪˈvɜ:səli/
- Adverb
- Applying to all people, times, places
- Throughout the world; by all people.
B2Morevictory
US /ˈvɪktəri/
UK /'vɪktərɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Defeating or beating someone or something
- An instance of having overcome a challenge or obstacle; an achievement.
B1Morevote
US /vot/
UK /vəʊt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a choice for or against, as in an election
- Noun
- Act of deciding who to choose in an election
A2Morewar
US /wɔr/
UK /wɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
A2More
Vocabulary
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- talk about it: To discuss a particular subject.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- rapidly: With great speed; quickly
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- naive: Unsophisticated; innocent and unknowing
- invest: To use resources to build for the future
- defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
- industrial: Concerning making things in factories
- bottom: The part of your body you sit on
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- defense: Argument in support of something
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- defend: To protect and explain your position in court
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- senate: A board of governors at a college or university
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- happen: To take place or occur
- vote: To make a choice for or against, as in an election
- communism: Political system with state-controlled industry
- universally: Applying to all people, times, places
- arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
- heavily: In a slow, loud manner
- victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- delay: To wait some amount of time before doing something
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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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