appreciate
US /əˈpriʃiˌet/
UK /ə'pri:ʃɪeɪt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To rise in value (of property or belongings)
- Transitive Verb
- To be thankful for; to value or admire
A2Moreassist
US /əˈsɪst/
UK /əˈsɪst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To help
A2TOEICMoreassume
US /əˈsum/
UK /ə'sju:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To act in a false manner to mislead others
- To believe, based on the evidence; suppose
A2Morebeef
US /bif/
UK /bi:f/
- Uncountable Noun
- Red meat from cows
A2Morechop
US /tʃɑp/
UK /tʃɒp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
- To hit someone with your hand
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A hit with the hand in a sideways motion
- Thick slice of meat still attached to a bone
B1Moreclarify
US /ˈklærəˌfaɪ/
UK /'klærəfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To make a liquid become clear or pure
- To state again so that a point is clearer
B1Morecourse
US /kɔː(r)s/
UK /kɔː(r)s/
- Noun
- The route or direction e.g. a river moves along
- A series of lessons given over time
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To flow somewhere rapidly and in great quantity
- To chase after something, especially game.
A2Moredepend
US /dɪˈpend/
UK /dɪˈpend/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
B1Morefinance
US /fəˈnæns, faɪ-, ˈfaɪˌnæns/
UK /ˈfaɪnæns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Control of money a person, business has access to
- Adjective
- Concerned with money
A2TOEICMorefocus
US /ˈfokəs/
UK /'fəʊkəs/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Main purpose or center of interest or activity
- The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
A2Moregrind
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
B2Morehash
US /hæʃ/
UK /hæʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A mixture of meat, potatoes, and vegetables cut into small pieces and baked or fried
- The symbol # on a phone or computer keyboard
C1Morehelpful
US /ˈhɛlpfəl/
UK /ˈhelpfl/
- Adjective
- Doing things that help someone
A2Moreingredient
US /ɪnˈɡridiənt/
UK /ɪnˈgri:diənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Food item used when making a meal or drink
- Quality necessary to be something to work well
B1TOEICMoreinterrupt
US /ˌɪntəˈrʌpt/
UK /ˌɪntə'rʌpt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To stop something from happening for a while
- To stop someone from speaking by saying or doing something.
- Noun
- A signal that stops a computer from working on one thing and starts it working on something else.
B1Moremix
US /mɪks/
UK /mɪks/
- Transitive Verb
- To combine two or more things to make one
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A combination of more than two things
A2Moreonion
US /ˈʌnjən/
UK /ˈʌnjən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Strong-smelling, strong-tasting vegetable
B1Morepatience
US /ˈpeʃəns/
UK /ˈpeɪʃns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Ability to wait without being annoyed
- Perseverance; the ability to continue doing something despite difficulties.
B2TOEICMorepork
US /pɔ:rk/
UK /pɔ:k/
- Uncountable Noun
- Meat of a pig, used for food
B2Moreprevious
US /ˈpriviəs/
UK /ˈpri:viəs/
- Adjective
- Existing or happening before the present time
- Existing or occurring immediately before in time or order.
- Noun
- A button or link that allows navigation to a preceding item or page.
A2TOEICMoreprompt
US /prɑmpt/
UK /prɒmpt/
- Noun
- Message on a computer requiring attention
- Encouragement to ask someone else to talk
- Transitive Verb
- To display a message to requires a user to act
- To say something to encourage someone else to talk
B1Morequery
US /ˈkwɪri/
UK /'kwɪərɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Question asked in order to remove doubts
- A request for information from a database.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To ask a question, e.g. because you have doubts
- To ask a question, e.g. because you have doubts
B1Morerecipe
US /ˈrɛsəˌpi/
UK /'resəpɪ/
- Noun
- Conditions likely to create a particular result
- Directions for making a dish, with the ingredients
B1Morerecommend
US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/
UK /ˌrekə'mend/
- Transitive Verb
- To advise or suggest that someone do something
- To endorse or support something publicly.
A2TOEICMoreredress
US /rɪˈdrɛs/
UK /rɪˈdres/
- Transitive Verb
- To make the situation fairer; put things right
- Uncountable Noun
- Making the situation fairer; putting things right
B2Moresauce
US /sɔs/
UK /sɔ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
B1Morescheme
US /skim/
UK /ski:m/
- Noun
- Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
- Way something is organized, e.g. colors of a room
- Intransitive Verb
- To make secret plans to do something (often bad)
A2TOEICMorevehicle
US /ˈvi:hɪkl/
UK /ˈvi:əkl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
- Means of expressing, showing, or achieving
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- pork: Meat of a pig, used for food
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- ingredient: Food item used when making a meal or drink
- last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- yeah: Another way of saying 'yes'
- focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- sauce: Food made from cooked fruit, e.g. apples or mangos
- forget: To not remember something
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- point: An item to be discussed
- check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
- car: A vehicle with wheels and engine to carry people
- onion: Strong-smelling, strong-tasting vegetable
- course: The route or direction e.g. a river moves along
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- sorry: What you say to admit you were wrong
- thing: (Used to introduce the reason for something)
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- tom: (Ethnic slur) Offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites
- large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- hash: A mixture of meat, potatoes, and vegetables cut into small pieces and baked or fried
- beef: Red meat from cows
- vacation: Time off work used for relaxation or travel
- yes: Way to say you agree or will do something
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- finance: Control of money a person, business has access to
- person: Man, woman or child
- vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
- chop: To cut into pieces with an up and down motion
- patience: Ability to wait without being annoyed
- okay: Yes; alright
- mix: To combine two or more things to make one
- summer: Part of the year when the weather is hot
- sure: What you say to agree willingly
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- live: To be alive
- recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
- scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
- helpful: Doing things that help someone
- prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
- pcp: A hallucinogenic drug also known as angel dust.
- manchester: A city in North West England, known for its architecture, culture, musical exports, media links, science and engineering output and social impact.
- appreciate: To rise in value (of property or belongings)
- assist: To help
- hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
- grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- spoken: To be able to use a certain language
- clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
- look: Person's beauty or physical attractiveness
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- query: Question asked in order to remove doubts
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- holiday: Day when people don't go to work or school
- redress: To make the situation fairer; put things right
- let: To allow someone to do something
- least: In the smallest or lowest 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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