afford
US /əˈfɔrd, əˈford/
UK /ə'fɔ:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To make available, to provide
- To have enough money to pay for something
A2TOEICMorebetrayal
US /bɪ'treɪəl/
UK /bɪ'treɪəl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of giving knowledge or information to an enemy
B1Moreblow
US /blo/
UK /bləʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move something using air
- To make air come quickly out of your mouth
- Noun
- Something that causes you difficulty or sadness
- Act of making air come out of your mouth
A2Morechallenge
US /ˈtʃæləndʒ/
UK /'tʃælɪndʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- Act of formally inviting someone to compete
- Transitive Verb
- To formally invite someone to compete at something
- To question the correctness of something
A2Morecompetition
US /ˌkɑmpɪˈtɪʃən/
UK /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Fighting against others to win something
- A situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for something that not everyone can have.
A2Morecrumble
US /ˈkrʌmbəl/
UK /ˈkrʌmbl/
- Intransitive Verb
- To break into small parts or crumbs
B2Morefake
US /fek/
UK /feɪk/
- Adjective
- Not real; made to look like something real
- Countable Noun
- A copy of something made to trick people
B1Morefashion
US /ˈfæʃən/
UK /'fæʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Style of dress or activity popular at some time
- Industry that creates new styles of clothes
- Transitive Verb
- To make things into a particular shape
A2Morefor sale
US /fɔr sel/
UK /fɔ: seil/
- Phrase
- (object) that people can buy
A2Morefor the rest
US /fɔr ði rɛst/
UK /fɔ: ðə rest/
- Phrase
- Concerning the remaining people or things.
- During the remaining part of a period of time.
A1Moregreed
US /ɡrid/
UK /gri:d/
- Uncountable Noun
- Wanting too much of something
B1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreimmunity
US /ɪˈmjunɪti/
UK /ɪˈmju:nəti/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of not being able to catch a disease
B1Morein the end
US /ɪn ði ɛnd/
UK /in ðə end/
- Phrase
- Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- Ultimately; as the final result or consequence.
A1Morekid
US /kɪd/
UK /kɪd/
- Countable Noun
- Child or young person
- Young goat
- Adjective
- Made from young goat skin
A2Morekiss
US /kɪs/
UK /kɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To touch something in a light or gentle way
- To put your lips against another's to show love
A2Moremall
US /mɔl, mæl/
UK /mɔ:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large public area often covered with grass
- Large shopping center with many individual stores
B2TOEICMoremess
US /mɛs/
UK /mes/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- A difficult or confused situation.
- Transitive Verb
- To make something untidy or dirty
A2Moreruthless
US /ˈruθlɪs/
UK /ˈru:θləs/
- Adjective
- Not considering the feelings or health of others
B2Moresale
US /sel/
UK /seɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Event during which the prices of goods are reduced
- Giving something for money; the amount sold
A2TOEICMoresavage
US /ˈsævɪdʒ/
UK /'sævɪdʒ/
- Adjective
- Condition of being cruel, violent, uncivilized
- Transitive Verb
- To wildly attack someone often to kill them
B1Morestore
US /stɔr, stor/
UK /stɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To put things in a place for later use
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where things are kept for future use
- Place where you can go to buy things
A2TOEICMorestrategic
US /strəˈtidʒɪk/
UK /strəˈti:dʒɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerned with strategy; well thought out
A2Moresurvival
US /sɚˈvaɪvəl/
UK /səˈvaɪvl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
A2Moretake down
US /tek daʊn/
UK /teik daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To capture physically
- To break something into pieces, e.g. a radio
A1Moretakeover
US /ˈtekˌovɚ/
UK /ˈteɪkəʊvə(r)/
- Noun
- Change of ownership of a corporation
C2TOEICMoretarget
US /ˈtɑrɡɪt/
UK /'tɑ:ɡɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- Group you are trying to sell to or influence
- Transitive Verb
- To try to influence; direct a message toward
- (Army) to aim an attack at something
A2TOEICMoretrust
US /trʌst/
UK /trʌst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To expect confidently
- To have confidence or faith
- Uncountable Noun
- Wealth or property held by one person for another
- The belief that someone is honest
A2TOEICMoretruth
US /truθ/
UK /tru:θ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Real facts about something
A2Moreup for grabs
US
UK
- Adjective
- Available to anyone who wants them.
- Phrase
- Available to be won or obtained.
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Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- up for grabs: Available to anyone who wants them.
- take down: To capture physically
- for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
- for sale: (object) that people can buy
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- afford: To make available, to provide
- competition: Fighting against others to win something
- challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
- blow: To move something using air
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
- target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
- fake: Not real; made to look like something real
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- survival: Act of continuing to exist when facing difficulty
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- ruthless: Not considering the feelings or health of others
- crumble: To break into small parts or crumbs
- savage: Condition of being cruel, violent, uncivilized
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- trust: To expect confidently
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- greed: Wanting too much of something
- immunity: State of not being able to catch a disease
- betrayal: Act of giving knowledge or information to an enemy
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- truth: Real facts about something
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- store: To put things in a place for later use
- choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- live: To be alive
- full: Containing all the parts; complete
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- fashion: Style of dress or activity popular at some time
- kid: Child or young person
- takeover: Change of ownership of a corporation
- mall: Large public area often covered with grass
- sale: Event during which the prices of goods are reduced
- kiss: To touch something in a light or gentle way
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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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Win the Mall | Official Trailer | Netflix
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/10/26Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live and compete inside a giant shopping mall? Check out this intense trailer to hear some dramatic, competitive English and learn phrases like 'up for grabs' or 'watch your back' in a high-stakes setting. It’s the perfect way to pick up some aggressive, reality-TV style vocabulary while getting hooked on a wild game of strategy and survival.
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