average
US /ˈævərɪdʒ, ˈævrɪdʒ/
UK /'ævərɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- Transitive Verb
- To add numbers then divide by the number of items
A2TOEICMoreback down
US /bæk daʊn/
UK /bæk daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
A1Moreblood
US /blʌd/
UK /blʌd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- Related by birth; family
- Transitive Verb
- To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
A2Morebump
US /bʌmp/
UK /bʌmp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To bounce along over a rough surface
- To knock against with force or violence
- Noun
- Act or sound of one solid object hitting another
- Raised area on any smooth surface
B1Morebump into
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To meet someone accidentally
- To collide with something.
B1Morecycle
US /ˈsaɪkəl/
UK /ˈsaɪkl/
- Noun
- Series of regular and repeated actions
- Bicycle, bike
- Intransitive Verb
- To go through a series of events repeatedly
- To ride on a bicycle
A2Moredefault
US /dɪˈfɔlt/
UK /dɪ'fɔ:lt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Automatic setting when no indicated preference
- Failure to meet an agreement or make a payment
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To fail to meet as agreed; failure to pay
- To return to a previously determined state
B2TOEICMoreexpert
US /ˈɛkˌspɚt/
UK /'ekspɜ:t/
- Countable Noun
- Skillful person with special knowledge
- Adjective
- Having special knowledge or skill
A2TOEICMorefeminine
US /ˈfɛmənɪn/
UK /ˈfemənɪn/
- Adjective
- Concerning or relating to females
- Having qualities or appearance traditionally associated with women.
- Noun
- A woman or girl.
- Qualities or characteristics considered typical of women.
B2Moreflow
US /flo/
UK /fləʊ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- Uncountable Noun
- Amount of something that moves through an area
A2Moregraceful
US /ˈɡresfəl/
UK /ˈgreɪsfl/
- Adjective
- Showing beautiful movement, behavior or form
- Showing politeness and good manners.
B1Morein length
US /ɪn lɛŋkθ/
UK /in leŋθ/
- Phrase
- Relating to the measurement of something from end to end.
- Relating to the duration or extent of something.
A1Moreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Moreknow about
US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/
UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
length
US /leŋθ/
UK /leŋθ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Distance from one end of a pool to the other
- Measurement of distance or of time
- Adjective
- Being long in extent.
A2Morelining
US /ˈlaɪnɪŋ/
UK /'laɪnɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To put material along the inside of something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Material put along the inside of something
- Usually plain material on inside of a coat, etc.
B2Moreliquid
US /ˈlɪkwɪd/
UK /ˈlɪkwɪd/
- Adjective
- (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
- In a state of being uncertain
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is similar to the state of water
- A drink; beverage.
A2Moremagical
US /ˈmædʒɪkəl/
UK /ˈmædʒɪkl/
- Adjective
- Specially enjoyable, pleasing or romantic
- Concerning, involving, or able to perform magic
A2Moremenstrual
US /ˈmɛnstruəl/
UK /ˈmenstruəl/
- Adjective
- Concerning a female's period
B2Moremenstruation
US /ˌmɛnstruˈeʃən/
UK /ˌmenstruˈeɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Monthly discharge of blood from the uterus
C2Moremethod
US /ˈmɛθəd/
UK /'meθəd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- Orderliness of thought, arrangement, or behavior.
A2TOEICMoremoon
US /mun/
UK /mu:n/
- Transitive Verb
- To expose your buttocks as a joke
- Noun
- Round object circling the Earth at night
A2Moreonce a month
US
UK
- Phrase
- Happening or appearing one time in each month.
A1Moreplanet
US /ˈplænɪt/
UK /'plænɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- A different world or sphere of existence.
- Proper Noun
- The earth.
A2Morerelease
US /rɪ'li:s/
UK /rɪ'li:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
- Noun
- Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
- Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
A2TOEICMoreshed
US /ʃed/
UK /ʃed/
- Countable Noun
- Small building used for storage
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To lose something as a natural process e.g. hair
- Got rid of something that was no longer wanted or needed.
B2Moresit back
US /sit bæk/
UK /sit bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To relax and take it easy.
- To refrain from taking action or getting involved.
A1Morespend
US /spɛnd/
UK /spend/
- Transitive Verb
- To use money to pay for something
- To use time in order to do something
A2TOEICMorestand in for
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To take the role of another person
- Phrasal Verb
- To take the place of
A1Morestick
US /stɪk/
UK /stɪk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- To join together using glue or paste
- Countable Noun
- Long thin piece of wood from a tree
A2Moretie
US /taɪ/
UK /taɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To attach things (together) with a string or rope
- To require someone to be in a specific place
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Item, such as string or wire, used to join things
- Strong connection between people, countries
A2TOEICMoretissue
US /ˈtɪʃu/
UK /ˈtɪʃu:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
- Kind of thin, light paper used to pack objects
A2Moreto the moon
US /tu ðə mun/
UK /tu ðə mu:n/
- other
- Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
B2Moretrap
US /træp/
UK /træp/
- Countable Noun
- Device used for catching animals
- Vehicle pulled by a single horse
- Transitive Verb
- To use a device to catch animals or people
- To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
A2Moretrend
US /trɛnd/
UK /trend/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Current style or fashion
- General direction that is taken
- Intransitive Verb
- To be current and popular
- To move up or down
A2Moretypically
US /ˈtɪpɪklɪ/
UK /ˈtɪpɪkli/
- Adverb
- In a normal or usual way
B1Moreunfortunate
US /ʌnˈfɔrtʃənɪt/
UK /ʌnˈfɔ:tʃənət/
- Adjective
- Having bad luck; bringing a bad result
- Regrettable or undesirable.
- Noun
- A person who experiences bad luck or misfortune.
- An unfortunate event or situation.
B1Morevary
US /ˈveri/
UK /ˈveəri/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change something and make it different
- To be changeable, both up and down
A2TOEICMorevisible
US /ˈvɪzəbəl/
UK /ˈvɪzəbl/
- Adjective
- Can see, easily seen or understood
B1TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- once a month: Happening or appearing one time in each month.
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- sit back: To relax and take it easy.
- stand in for: To take the role of another person
- to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
- in length: Relating to the measurement of something from end to end.
- bump into: To meet someone accidentally
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- red: Being the color of blood
- cup: Small round container used for drinking
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- date: To have become old-fashioned
- blue: Color of the clear sky
- month: One of 12 28-31 day periods in the year
- woman: Adult female human being
- sit: To take an exam
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- long: Person's name
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- beautiful: Having dome something well
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- lining: To put material along the inside of something
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
- cycle: Series of regular and repeated actions
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- magical: Specially enjoyable, pleasing or romantic
- tie: To attach things (together) with a string or rope
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
- trend: Current style or fashion
- expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
- liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- typically: In a normal or usual way
- length: Distance from one end of a pool to the other
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- unfortunate: Having bad luck; bringing a bad result
- shed: Small building used for storage
- trap: Device used for catching animals
- bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
- vary: To change something and make it different
- visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- graceful: Showing beautiful movement, behavior or form
- feminine: Concerning or relating to females
- menstrual: Concerning a female's period
- menstruation: Monthly discharge of blood from the uterus
- uterine: Concerning or involving the uterus (womb)
- mucus: Thick liquid substance made in certain parts of the human body, such as the nose
- badass: A tough, uncompromising, or intimidating person.
- default: Automatic setting when no indicated preference
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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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Things Women Don’t Know About Their Periods
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Yvonne posted on 2015/09/11Ever wondered about the real facts behind periods, from cycle length to that mysterious 'red dot' ad? This video dives into surprising menstrual facts and practical tips, making it a fun and informative watch for everyday learning!
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