ability
US /əˈbɪlɪti/
UK /ə'bɪlətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The power, resources or skill to do something
- A particular skill or talent.
A2TOEICMoreadvice
US /əd'vaɪs/
UK /ədˈvaɪs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Suggestion about what would help someone
- Professional guidance from a lawyer or legal expert.
A2TOEICMorearise
US /əˈraɪz/
UK /əˈraɪz/
- Intransitive Verb
- To stand up
- To result or happen due to a particular event
A2Moreavoid
US /əˈvɔɪd/
UK /ə'vɔɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To prevent from happening
- To stay away from
A2TOEICMorebutton
US /ˈbʌtn/
UK /'bʌtn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- Switch activated by pressing
- Transitive Verb
- To fasten e.g. a shirt, coat
- To suppress or restrain (feelings, etc.).
A2TOEICMorecapable
US /ˈkepəbəl/
UK /'keɪpəbl/
- Adjective
- Being able to do something very well; proficient
- Having the ability, fitness, or quality necessary to do or achieve a specified thing.
A2Morechannel
US /ˈtʃænəl/
UK /'tʃænl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- TV or radio station or its programs
- Transitive Verb
- To dig a long hole for carrying water
- To send (e.g. money) to a certain place or person
B1Morecoworker
US /ˌkoʊˈwɝː.kɚ/
UK /ˌkəʊˈwɜː.kər/
- Countable Noun
- A person who you work with, especially someone with a similar job or level of responsibility
A2Morecustomer
US /ˈkʌstəmɚ/
UK /ˈkʌstəmə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who buys goods or services from a business
- A person or organization that buys products or services from a business.
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
A2TOEICMoredisagree
US /ˌdɪsəˈɡri/
UK /ˌdɪsə'ɡri:/
- Intransitive Verb
- To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
B2TOEICMoredisagree with
US /ˌdɪsəˈɡri wɪð/
UK /ˌdisəˈɡri: wið/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have a different opinion from someone else.
- Intransitive Verb
- To cause someone to feel ill or uncomfortable.
A1Moredisrupt
US /dɪsˈrʌpt/
UK /dɪsˈrʌpt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
B2TOEICMoreemployer
US /ɪmˈplɔɪər/
UK /ɪmˈplɔɪə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Person or company that hires workers
A2TOEICMoreflow
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
A2Moreget back to
US /ɡɛt bæk tu/
UK /ɡet bæk tu:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To get in contact with someone again
- To return to someone or something; to respond at a later time.
A1Moreget through
US /ɡɛt θru/
UK /ɡet θru:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrive at the end of or finish something
- To succeed in contacting someone by phone
A1Morehandle
US /ˈhændl/
UK /'hændl/
- Transitive Verb
- To cope with or take responsibility for
- To control a machine, car etc.
- Countable Noun
- The part of a door you hold to open it
- Thing you hold to carry or open a bag, pan etc.
A2TOEICMorehappiness
US /ˈhæpɪnɪs/
UK /'hæpɪnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of feeling pleased; feeling of satisfaction
- A feeling of joy and contentment
A2Morehighway
US /ˈhaɪˌwe/
UK /'haɪweɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Main road connecting places
- A route or means of access; often used metaphorically.
A2Morehourly
US /ˈaʊrli/
UK /ˈaʊəli:/
- Adverb
- Occurring every hour or payable by the hour
- Adjective
- Happening or done every hour.
A2TOEICMoreimpression
US /ɪmˈprɛʃən/
UK /ɪmˈpreʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
- Act of pressing into a material to make a pattern
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.
B1TOEICMoreinterview
US /ˈɪntɚˌvju/
UK /'ɪntəvju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To formally ask questions about a given topic
- Noun
- Meeting to ask questions to get information
A2TOEICMoreinterviewer
US /'ɪntərvju:ər/
UK /'ɪntəvju:ə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- A person who asks questions to obtain information
A2TOEICMoremaintain
US /menˈten/
UK /meɪn'teɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep saying something a certain way
- To keep (machine) working by checking, repairing
A2TOEICMoreminor
US /ˈmaɪnɚ/
UK /'maɪnə(r)/
- Adjective
- Not so large in size; not important or valuable
- An interval a half tone smaller than its major
- Noun
- Subject studied in college, but not the main one
- Someone too young to be legally responsible
B1Moremustang
US /ˈmʌsˌtæŋ/
UK /ˈmʌstæŋ/
- Countable Noun
- Small hardy horse descended from Spanish horses
C1Moreparamount
US /ˈpærəˌmaʊnt/
UK /ˈpærəmaʊnt/
- Adjective
- More important/significant than all other things
B2TOEICMorepeacefully
US /ˈpisfʊlɪ/
UK /'pi:sfəlɪ/
- Adverb
- In a calm and quiet manner; without using force
B1Moreprofessionalism
US /prəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm/
UK /prəˈfeʃənəlɪzəm/
- Uncountable Noun
- Expertness characteristic of a professional person
A2Morereflect
US /rɪˈflɛkt/
UK /rɪ'flekt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To indicate or be a sign of something
- To bounce back light, heat, sound from a surface
A2TOEICMoreresolution
US /ˌrɛzəˈluʃən/
UK /ˌrezə'lu:ʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- End part of a story resolving the conflict
- Ability of a screen or camera to display pixels
C2Moresearch
US /sɜ:rtʃ/
UK /sɜ:tʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To examine a person's clothing to find something
- To look for an answer or explanation to a problem
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Examination of person to find something
- Action to find an answer to a problem
A2TOEICMoresolution
US /səˈluʃən/
UK /səˈlu:ʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
- Way to solve or deal with a problem
A2Moresource
US /sɔrs, sors/
UK /sɔ:s/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Piece of information; a person giving information
- Place from which something necessary comes
- Adjective
- Produces or provides what is wanted or needed
A2TOEICMoresource for
US
UK
- Noun
- A place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained.
- Transitive Verb
- To obtain something from a particular source.
B2Moresubscribe
US /səbˈskraɪb/
UK /səb'skraɪb/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To regularly pay to receive a service
B1TOEICMoretemper
US /ˈtɛmpɚ/
UK /ˈtempə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An angry mood or fit; temperament
- Lack of calmness
- Transitive Verb
- To dilute something or make it less severe
- To heat metal to make it hard or flexible
B1TOEICMoretough
US /tʌf/
UK /tʌf/
- Adjective
- (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- Very difficult to do or deal with
- Noun
- A rough and aggressive person.
A2Morevideo
US /ˈvɪdiˌo/
UK /'vɪdɪəʊ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Recording capturing action with sound
- A recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape.
- Transitive Verb
- To make a moving film of, with sound
- To make a video call.
A2Moreweekly
US /ˈwikli/
UK /'wi:klɪ/
- Adverb
- Happening, published, or done once a week
- Countable Noun
- Magazine or newspaper published once a week
A2Moreworkplace
US /ˈwɚkˌples/
UK /ˈwɜ:kpleɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Place where work is done
B2More
Vocabulary
- source for: A place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained.
- get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
- disagree with: To have a different opinion from someone else.
- get back to: To get in contact with someone again
- job: Something that must be done
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- week: Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
- go: To attend or be at a place
- to: Toward a point, person, place or thing
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- player: Machine that plays recorded material
- forget: To not remember something
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- ready: Being likely or about to do something
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- come: To arrive at a place
- customer: Someone who buys goods or services from a business
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
- weekly: Happening, published, or done once a week
- click: To work well with someone or something
- agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
- join: To bring something close to another, to become one
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- fill: To make something full
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- team: Group of people working on a task together
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- happen: To take place or occur
- disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
- interviewer: A person who asks questions to obtain information
- search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
- interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
- handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
- peacefully: In a calm and quiet manner; without using force
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- employer: Person or company that hires workers
- happiness: State of feeling pleased; feeling of satisfaction
- flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
- hourly: Occurring every hour or payable by the hour
- disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
- temper: An angry mood or fit; temperament
- reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
- impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
- capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- source: Piece of information; a person giving information
- workplace: Place where work is done
- arise: To stand up
- paramount: More important/significant than all other things
- resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
- coworker: A person who you work with, especially someone with a similar job or level of responsibility
- professionalism: Expertness characteristic of a professional person
- mustang: Small hardy horse descended from Spanish horses
- sally: A venture off the beaten path
- inbox
- highway: Main road connecting places
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
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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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Job interview questions and answers (Part 15): Tell me about a time you had a conflict
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tobosu posted on 2015/09/22Ever wondered how to handle workplace disagreements during a job interview? This video breaks down exactly how to answer the tricky 'tell me about a time you had a conflict' question, giving you practical phrases for conflict resolution and professionalism. You'll pick up essential interview tips that are perfect for hourly job seekers!
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