adjust
US /əˈdʒʌst/
UK /əˈdʒʌst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change; to attain a desired state or function
- To change so as to fit in with new conditions
A2TOEICMorechinatown
US /ˈtʃaɪnəˌtaʊn/
UK /ˈtʃaɪnətaʊn/
- Noun
- Area of town with many Chinese stores, restaurants
C2Moredemonstrate
US /ˈdɛmənˌstret/
UK /'demənstreɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To display a feeling or ability openly
- To protest about something often as a group
A2TOEICMoredim
US /dɪm/
UK /dɪm/
- Adjective
- Not bright; not being clear
- Not intelligent; a bit stupid or slow
- Transitive Verb
- To reduce the brightness of a light
B1Moredoe
US /do/
UK /dəʊ/
- Countable Noun
- Female deer, reindeer, rabbit or hare
- A female deer, especially a female roe, fallow deer, or reindeer.
B2Moregamer
US
UK
- Countable Noun
- Person playing a game to a set of rules
C2Moregarden
US /ˈgɑ:rdn/
UK /ˈgɑ:dn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
- Public park in which visitors can see flowers
- Intransitive Verb
- To work in a yard to grow plants, vegetables
A2Moreharvest
US /ˈhɑ:rvɪst/
UK /ˈhɑ:vɪst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
- The time of year to bring crops in from the fields
- Transitive Verb
- To gather ripe crops in from the fields
- To obtain or collect something.
B1TOEICMorehop
US /hɑp/
UK /hɒp/
- Noun
- Dance party
- Small jump, often on one foot
- Intransitive Verb
- To move from one place to another
- To make small jump, as from one foot to the other
B2Morehop off
US /hɑp ɔf/
UK /hɔp ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To get off or descend from a vehicle or object quickly or casually.
- To leave or depart quickly or informally.
A2Moreidealistic
US /aɪˌdiəˈlɪstɪk/
UK /ˌaɪdiəˈlɪstɪk/
- Adjective
- Wanting everything to be perfect or good
B2Moreink
US /ɪŋk/
UK /ɪŋk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Liquid found in pens
- Transitive Verb
- To sign (a document)
A2Moreinsecticide
US /ɪnˈsɛktɪˌsaɪd/
UK /ɪn'sektɪsaɪd/
- Noun
- Chemical substance used for killing insects
C1Moreinstructional
US /ɪnˈstrʌkʃənl/
UK /ɪnˈstrʌkʃənl/
- Adjective
- Concerning or providing instruction
B1Morejudgment
US /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
UK /'dʒʌdʒmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Opinion that is made after careful consideration
- Official court decision given by judge
A2Morelaziness
US / ˈlezɪnɪs/
UK /'leɪzɪnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Relaxed and inactive manner
A2Moreleper
US /'lepər/
UK /ˈlepə(r)/
- Noun
- Person who carries the leprosy disease
C1Morepamphlet
US /ˈpæmflɪt/
UK /ˈpæmflət/
- Countable Noun
- Thin book that provides information about a topic
- A leaflet or booklet, often of a political nature, designed to influence opinion
B2Morepsyche
US /ˈsaɪki/
UK /ˈsaɪki/
- Noun
- Soul, mind, or feelings of a person or group
C2Morepsychic
US /ˈsaɪkɪk/
UK /ˈsaɪkɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning the mind and its workings
- One said to have extraordinary mental powers
B2Morerevolutionary
US /ˌrɛvəˈluʃəˌnɛri/
UK /ˌrevə'lu:ʃənərɪ/
- Adjective
- Marking a significant change in something
- Relating to a violent replacement of a government
- Countable Noun
- Person fighting to replace a government
B2Morerobotic
US /roʊˈbɑ:tɪk/
UK /rəʊˈbɒtɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning mechanical robots
B1Moreselect
US /sɪˈlɛkt/
UK /sɪ'lekt/
- Transitive Verb
- To choose a suitable thing from a group
- To retrieve data from a database using a query.
- Adjective
- Carefully chosen as being the best or most suitable.
A2TOEICMoresour
US /saʊr/
UK /ˈsaʊə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
- Adjective
- Being mean and not friendly
- Spoiled or made more acidic
B2Moresoy
US /sɔɪ/
UK /sɔɪ/
- Noun
- Food substance made from soya beans
C2Morestake
US /stek/
UK /steɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
- Money bet in a game that can be won or lost
- Transitive Verb
- To bet or wager on an outcome
- To risk something important by taking a risk
B1TOEICMorestare
US /stɛr/
UK /steə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To look at someone or something for a long time
- Noun
- A long look at something or someone for a reason
A2Moresum
US /sʌm/
UK /sʌm/
- Noun
- Amount when all is added together; total
- Transitive Verb
- To add two or more numbers together; total
A2TOEICMoreunderground
US /ˈʌndərgraʊnd/
UK /ˈʌndəgraʊnd/
- Adjective
- (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
- Secret or subversive.
- Noun
- Secret group organized to overthrow a government
- Subway system, e.g. in London
B1Moreuniform
US /ˈju:nɪfɔ:rm/
UK /ˈju:nɪfɔ:m/
- Noun
- Set of clothes showing you belong to an army, etc.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To dress in formal clothes like the army wear
- To make a group of things the same
A2Moreused 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
A1Morevariability
US /ˌvɛrɪəˈbɪlətɪ/
UK /ˌveəriəˈbɪləti/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Statistics) degree scores depart from the mean
B1Morewar
US /wɔr/
UK /wɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
A2More
Vocabulary
- hop off: To get off or descend from a vehicle or object quickly or casually.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
- stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
- dim: Not bright; not being clear
- harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
- adjust: To change; to attain a desired state or function
- hop: Dance party
- sour: (Of relationship) to cease to be good or friendly
- judgment: Opinion that is made after careful consideration
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- great: Very good; better than before
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- part: Division of a book
- thing: (Used to introduce the reason for something)
- live: To be alive
- psyche: Soul, mind, or feelings of a person or group
- uniform: Set of clothes showing you belong to an army, etc.
- sum: Amount when all is added together; total
- insecticide: Chemical substance used for killing insects
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- pamphlet: Thin book that provides information about a topic
- soy: Food substance made from soya beans
- select: To choose a suitable thing from a group
- idealistic: Wanting everything to be perfect or good
- psychic: Concerning the mind and its workings
- call: A order or request for action
- underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
- laziness: Relaxed and inactive manner
- try: To make an effort, to attempt to do something
- instructional: Concerning or providing instruction
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- worry: Something that causes trouble or concern
- robotic: Concerning mechanical robots
- love: Person's name
- variability: (Statistics) degree scores depart from the mean
- garden: Yard; ground outside your house to grow plants
- ink: Liquid found in pens
- stop: To block or close something
- doe: Female deer, reindeer, rabbit or hare
- city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
- oregon: A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
- chinatown: Area of town with many Chinese stores, restaurants
- leper: Person who carries the leprosy disease
- gamer: Person playing a game to a set of rules
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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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Cable Car Chaos | A Mickey Mouse Cartoon | Disney Shows
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Wenny posted on 2019/02/27Get ready for some hilarious hijinks with Mickey and Minnie in "Cable Car Chaos"! You'll love the slapstick comedy and practical, everyday dialogue as they navigate a fun-filled animated road trip. This is a fantastic chance to pick up simple sentence structures and situational phrases perfect for travel!
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