animate
US /ˈænəˌmet/
UK /'ænɪmeɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To give life, energy, or motion to something
B2Moreattractive
US /əˈtræktɪv/
UK /əˈtræktɪv/
- Adjective
- Making you like them, as by being good-looking
- Offering advantages or benefits; tempting.
A2Morebartender
US
UK
- Noun
- Employee who makes and serves alcohol at a bar
C2Moreblock
US /blɑk/
UK /blɒk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Solid piece of material used for building
- A piece of wood, chocolate etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To stop from going forward or making progress
- To obstruct or prevent the movement or passage of.
A2Morebreastfeed
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To feed a baby with breast milk
C2Moreclassic
US / ˈklæsɪk/
UK /'klæsɪk/
- Adjective
- Having a simple, basic design or style
- (Of song, etc.) popular and famous for a long time
- Noun
- Something popular or famous for a long time
A2Morecream
US /krim/
UK /kri:m/
- Adjective
- Pale color that is yellowish white
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Type of a thick beauty product used on the skin
- Thick liquid rubbed into the skin
B1Morecredit
US /ˈkrɛdɪt/
UK /'kredɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- System to buy something and pay for it later
- Points earned instead of money
- Transitive Verb
- To add a certain amount of money to a total
- To recognize someone's achievements or help
A2Moredecide
US /dɪˈsaɪd/
UK /dɪ'saɪd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- To make a legal judgment in court
A2TOEICMoredeserve
US /dɪˈzɚv/
UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
A2TOEICMoredinosaur
US /ˈdaɪnəˌsɔr/
UK /'daɪnəsɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Reptile that lived millions of years ago
- A person who is outdated or resistant to change.
B2Moreembrace
US /ɛmˈbres/
UK /ɪm'breɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of holding someone closely
- An act of accepting or supporting something willingly and enthusiastically.
- Transitive Verb
- To hold closely; cuddle, kiss or hug
- To accept something enthusiastically.
B1TOEICMoreenthusiast
US /ɪnˈθu:ziæst/
UK /ɪnˈθju:ziæst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A person having a strong liking for something
B1Moreexcuse
US /ɪkˈskjuz/
UK /ɪk'skju:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- To explain acting in a bad or impolite manner
- Noun
- Note explaining why someone cannot do or attend
- Reason why you did or didn't do something
A2Morefinalize
US /ˈfaɪnəˌlaɪz/
UK /'faɪnəlaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To make preparations to bring a thing to a finish
B1TOEICMorefoil
US /fɔɪl/
UK /fɔɪl/
- Transitive Verb
- To cleverly prevent (plot/crime) from happening
- Uncountable Noun
- Very thin layer of metal
B2TOEICMorefreezer
US /ˈfrizɚ/
UK /ˈfri:zə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Electric refrigerator operating below zero degrees
B1Morefrozen
US /ˈfroʊzn/
UK /'frəʊzn/
- Adjective
- Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
- Preserved by freezing.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To store an item of food in a cold place
- To make someone to not want to communicate
A2Moreinspiration
US /ˌɪnspəˈreʃən/
UK /ˌɪnspə'reɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
- The power or urge that makes you want to do something, especially something creative
B1TOEICMoreisolation
US /ˌaɪsəˈleʃən/
UK /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
- Process of separating things from other things
B1Morelie
US /lai/
UK /laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
- Countable Noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
A2Moremakeover
US /ˈmeɪkoʊvər/
UK /ˈmeɪkəʊvə(r)/
- Noun
- Act of completely redecorating or improving
C2Moremonster
US /ˈmɑnstɚ/
UK /'mɒnstə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Large frightening imaginary creature
- Very evil person
- Adjective
- Very large
B1Moreplanner
US /'plænər/
UK /ˈplænə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Notebook for recording appointments/things to do
B1Moreprove
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.
A2TOEICMoreridiculous
US /rɪˈdɪkjələs/
UK /rɪˈdɪkjələs/
- Adjective
- Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
A2Moresaga
US /ˈsɑɡə/
UK /ˈsɑ:gə/
- Countable Noun
- Description of events occurring over a long period
B2Morescientist
US /ˈsaɪəntɪst/
UK /ˈsaɪəntɪst/
- Countable Noun
- Person who is trained in a science
A2Morescreenplay
US /ˈskrinˌple/
UK /ˈskri:npleɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Movie script that includes movement and speech
B2Morescript
US /skrɪpt/
UK /skrɪpt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
- Set of letters or characters of a written language
- Transitive Verb
- To write a text for a movie, play or speech
B1Moreslash
US /slæʃ/
UK /slæʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Line ( / ) used in writing
- Long, deep cut, caused by a sharp object
- Transitive Verb
- To cut violently with a sharp object
- To decrease something by a large amount
B2TOEICMorespend
US /spɛnd/
UK /spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
A2TOEICMorestitch
US /stɪtʃ/
UK /stɪtʃ/
- Noun
- Pain in your side after running or exercising
- Result of sewing thread going in and out of cloth
- Transitive Verb
- To sew cloth or material together
B1Morestraight
US /stret/
UK /streɪt/
- Adjective
- Not having curves, bends, or angles
- Not gay; heterosexual
- Adverb
- in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
- In a straight line; directly.
A2TOEICMoresuperpower
US /ˈsu:pərpaʊə(r)/
UK /ˈsu:pəpaʊə(r)/
- Noun
- State powerful enough to influence world events
C2Moresuppress
US /səˈprɛs/
UK /səˈpres/
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
- To use force to prevent something happening
B1TOEICMoreversion
US /ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən/
UK /ˈvə:ʃən/
- Noun
- Different way that someone interprets something
- New or different form of something
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
- inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
- suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- isolation: Condition of being in a distinct, separate place
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
- excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
- credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
- stitch: Pain in your side after running or exercising
- great: Very good; better than before
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- enthusiast: A person having a strong liking for something
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- scientist: Person who is trained in a science
- foil: To cleverly prevent (plot/crime) from happening
- finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
- classic: Having a simple, basic design or style
- screenplay: Movie script that includes movement and speech
- cream: Pale color that is yellowish white
- freezer: Electric refrigerator operating below zero degrees
- dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
- bartender: Employee who makes and serves alcohol at a bar
- saga: Description of events occurring over a long period
- monster: Large frightening imaginary creature
- makeover: Act of completely redecorating or improving
- superpower: State powerful enough to influence world events
- finalize: To make preparations to bring a thing to a finish
- breastfeed: To feed a baby with breast milk
- planner: Notebook for recording appointments/things to do
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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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Raj Meets Claire | The Big Bang Theory
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Smith Li posted on 2026/10/29Ever wondered how to strike up a conversation with someone new at a bookstore? In this clip from The Big Bang Theory, watch Raj and Howard debate the merits of animated movies while learning some clever, casual English phrases to use when you want to pick someone's brain or ask for a number.
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