adaptation
US /ˌædæpˈteʃən/
UK /ˌædæpˈteɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
- Changing to a new form; thing that is changed
B1Moreas for
US /æz fɔr/
UK /æz fɔ:/
- Preposition
- Concerning; regarding.
- Phrase
- Used to introduce a new topic or aspect of a subject.
A1Moreas well as
US /æz wɛl æz/
UK /æz wel æz/
- Adverb
- Also; in addition to
- Preposition
- In addition to; and also.
A1Moreavoid
US /əˈvɔɪd/
UK /ə'vɔɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent from happening
- To stay away from
A2TOEICMorebarefoot
US /ˈbɛrfʊt/
UK /'beəfʊt/
- Adjective
- (Walking) without shoes
C2Moreblunt
US /blʌnt/
UK /blʌnt/
- Adjective
- Without a sharp edge or point
- Speaking directly; without trying to be polite or kind
- Transitive Verb
- To make dull or lessen the sharpness of something
B1Moreboot
US /but/
UK /bu:t/
- Noun
- Footwear covering your foot and part of your leg
- Transitive Verb
- To kick something, e.g. ball into goal
- To start the operating system on a computer
A2Morecamp
US /kæmp/
UK /kæmp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A (military) base
- Exaggerated behavior meant to be funny
- Intransitive Verb
- To live temporarily, e.g. in a tent or a vehicle
A2Morecamping
US /ˈkæmpiŋ/
UK /ˈkæmpɪŋ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Leisure activity of living in tents outdoors
- Intransitive Verb
- To live temporarily, e.g. in a tent or a vehicle
A2Morecast
US /kæst/
UK /kɑ:st/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- People who appear in a play or movie
- Small amount of a particular color
- Transitive Verb
- To give specific roles to actors in a movie, play
- To describe someone's personality or character
A2Morecramp
US /kræmp/
UK /kræmp/
- Noun
- Sharp, unexpected pain when a muscle becomes tight
- Intransitive Verb
- To get a sudden sharp pain when muscle tightens
B2Moredesolate
US /ˈdɛsəlɪt/
UK /'desələt/
- Transitive Verb
- To destroy a place
- Adjective
- Empty of life, usually of a place
B2Morediversion
US /dɪˈvɚʒən, -ʃən, daɪ-/
UK /daɪˈvɜ:ʃn/
- Noun
- Action designed to distract attention
- An activity that distracts from worry or boredom; a recreation or pastime.
B2Moredowntown
US /ˈdaʊnˌtaʊn/
UK /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/
- Adjective
- Located in the business part of a town
- (informal) Fashionable, trendy, or cool.
- Noun
- The main business or commercial area of a city.
B2TOEICMoredune
US /du:n/
UK /dju:n/
- Countable Noun
- Hill made of sand that is formed by the wind
B1Morefilm
US /fɪlm/
UK /fɪlm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Thin layer that covers something
- Movie
- Transitive Verb
- To record moving action with a camera
A2Morefilming
US /fɪlmɪŋ/
UK /fɪlmɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To record moving action with a camera
A2Moreflip
US /flɪp/
UK /flɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- To move into a different position quickly
- Noun
- Act of turning your body in the air; somersault
- Movement of something from one position to another
B2Morefracture
US /ˈfræktʃɚ/
UK /'fræktʃə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Break in a bone, usually small
- A break down in a relationship
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To break something hard, usually a bone
- To cause a break down in a relationship
B2Moregrill
US /ɡrɪl/
UK /ɡrɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Plate of food that has been grilled
- Metal bars on which food is cooked over fire
- Transitive Verb
- To cook directly over fire on a flat metal bars
- To ask many (difficult) questions for a long time
B1Morehanging out
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To spend time with your friends
- To spend times with friends or relax doing nothing
A2Moreinjury
US /ˈɪndʒəri/
UK /'ɪndʒərɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Physical or emotional harm or damage
- An unjust or unfair action or event.
A2TOEICMoreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Moreinvolve
US /ɪnˈvɑlv/
UK /ɪn'vɒlv/
- Transitive Verb
- To have or be included as a part of something
- To cause (a person or group) to take part in an event or activity.
A2TOEICMorejewellery
US /ˈdʒuːəlri/
UK /ˈdʒu:əlri/
- Uncountable Noun
- Necklace, ring, etc., often made of gold, etc.
B1Moreknow about
US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/
UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
lair
US /ler/
UK /leə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where wild animals or criminals can hide
C1Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremansion
US /ˈmænʃən/
UK /ˈmænʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Very large, expensive home
- Historically, the main residence of a lord or wealthy person.
B2Moreof late
US
UK
- Phrase
- Recently; lately.
A1Moreparmesan
US /ˈpɑ:rməzɑ:n/
UK /ˈpɑ:mɪzæn/
- Adjective
- Strong aged Italian cheese, e.g. grated over pasta
C1Morepenthouse
US
UK
- Countable Noun
- (Luxury) apartment on the top floor of a building
C1Morepractise
US /ˈpræktɪs/
UK /ˈpræktɪs/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To work as a doctor or lawyer
- To do something many times to improve a skill
A2Moreprove
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.
A2TOEICMorepulled off
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To manage to succeed
- Removed something quickly or with force.
A1Morereckon
US /ˈrɛkən/
UK /ˈrekən/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To believe or expect that something is true
A2Morerecycling
US /ˌri:'saɪklɪŋ/
UK /ˌri:'saɪklɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To use old ideas or concepts again
- To send used things to be turned into new things
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of using old things to make new things
A2Moresalvage
US /ˈsælvɪdʒ/
UK /'sælvɪdʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To save damaged or discarded material
- To do something to prevent a disaster
B2TOEICMoresand
US /sænd/
UK /sænd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
- Small pieces of rock that make beaches and deserts
- Transitive Verb
- To cover a surface with grit e.g. roads
- To smoothen a surface with sandpaper
A2Morescene
US /sin/
UK /si:n/
- Noun
- Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- View that looks like a picture
A2TOEICMoresequence
US /ˈsikwəns, -ˌkwɛns/
UK /'si:kwəns/
- Noun
- Part of a movie showing one part of the story
- A particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other.
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange things in an order they should happen
A2TOEICMorestack
US /stæk/
UK /stæk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A large number or amount of something
- Large tube through which smoke exits a building
- Transitive Verb
- To arrange cards in a certain order, to cheat
- To put one thing on top of another, e.g. boxes
B1TOEICMoresuch as
US /sʌtʃ æz/
UK /sʌtʃ æz/
- Preposition
- For example; like
A1Moreswirl
US /swɜrl/
UK /swɜ:l/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
B1Morethumbs up
US
UK
- Noun
- A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- A positive rating or vote on social media or online platforms.
- Noun (plural)
- Multiple gestures of approval or agreement made by extending the thumbs upward.
A1Moretoenail
US /ˈtoʊneɪl/
UK /ˈtəʊneɪl/
- Countable Noun
- Nails at the end of your feet
C2Moretv show
US /ˈtiˈvi ʃo/
UK /ˈti:ˈvi: ʃəu/
- Noun
- A television program.
used to
US /juzd tu/
UK /ˈju:st tə/
- Adjective
- Did regularly before, but don't do now
- Auxiliary Verb
- Have done before, but do not do now
A1Morevacant
US /ˈvekənt/
UK /ˈveɪkənt/
- Adjective
- Having no fixtures, furniture, or inhabitants
- Available; not filled.
B1TOEICMorewallpaper
US /ˈwɔlˌpepɚ/
UK /'wɔ:lpeɪpə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Decorative paper for the walls of rooms
- Transitive Verb
- To cover a wall with wallpaper
C2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- as for: Concerning; regarding.
- pulled off: To manage to succeed
- such as: For example; like
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- of late: Recently; lately.
- tv show: A television program.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- movie: Motion picture; film
- filming: To record moving action with a camera
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- running: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- favourite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
- knife: Long piece of metal you use for cutting things
- cooking: To heat food until it is ready to eat
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- dark: Of a color that is not light
- practise: To work as a doctor or lawyer
- chicken: A bird raised for its eggs and meat
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- boot: Footwear covering your foot and part of your leg
- camp: A (military) base
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- jewellery: Necklace, ring, etc., often made of gold, etc.
- grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
- team: Group of people working on a task together
- building: To establish e.g. a reputation, over time
- camping: Leisure activity of living in tents outdoors
- sand: Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- recycling: To use old ideas or concepts again
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- cast: People who appear in a play or movie
- injury: Physical or emotional harm or damage
- toenail: Nails at the end of your feet
- reckon: To believe or expect that something is true
- vacant: Having no fixtures, furniture, or inhabitants
- mansion: Very large, expensive home
- adaptation: Music, movie or play, changed to a new form
- sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
- cramp: Sharp, unexpected pain when a muscle becomes tight
- blunt: Without a sharp edge or point
- dune: Hill made of sand that is formed by the wind
- lair: Place where wild animals or criminals can hide
- downtown: Located in the business part of a town
- salvage: To save damaged or discarded material
- macaroni: Pasta in the form of slender tubes
- barefoot: (Walking) without shoes
- wallpaper: Decorative paper for the walls of rooms
- penthouse: (Luxury) apartment on the top floor of a building
- desolate: To destroy a place
- diversion: Action designed to distract attention
- swirl: To make a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
- fracture: Break in a bone, usually small
- parmesan: Strong aged Italian cheese, e.g. grated over pasta
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- stack: A large number or amount of 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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7 Things You Didn't Know About Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
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