advice
US /əd'vaɪs/
UK /ədˈvaɪs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Suggestion about what would help someone
- Professional guidance from a lawyer or legal expert.
A2TOEICMorealibi
US /ˈæləˌbaɪ/
UK /ˈæləbaɪ/
- Noun
- Proof you were somewhere else at time of a crime
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To offer an excuse or justification.
B2Morebelt
US /bɛlt/
UK /belt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
- Noun
- Band of material worn around a person's waist
- Area with a lot of a particular feature e.g. corn
A2Morebody
US /ˈbɑdi/
UK /ˈbɒdi/
- Noun
- The physical structure of a person or animal.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The main or central part of something.
- The weight and texture of a drink (like wine or coffee) in the mouth.
A2Morebreath
US /brɛθ/
UK /breθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Air you take in and out of your body
- The smell of someone's breath.
A2Morecarrier
US /ˈkæriɚ/
UK /ˈkæriə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- A company, e.g. mail, airline, that carries things
- Someone with a disease who gives it to another
- Noun
- someone who does not suffer from a disease but has the infection or genetic fault that causes it and can give the disease to someone else
A2Morecoat
US /koʊt/
UK /kəʊt/
- Noun
- Clothing worn outside over your normal clothes
- Transitive Verb
- To cover something thinly with something
A2Moreconversation
US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/
UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- General communication or interaction.
A2Morecorpse
US /kɔrps/
UK /kɔ:ps/
- Countable Noun
- A dead body
B2Morecrop
US /krɑp/
UK /krɒp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
- Section of short, thick hair
- Transitive Verb
- To cut something to a shorter length or size
- To cut (something, especially hair) short.
B1Moreexamination
US /ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃn/
UK /ɪgˌzæmɪˈneɪʃn/
- Noun
- (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
- Test of your knowledge of, or ability in something
B1TOEICMoreexplanation
US /ˌɛkspləˈneʃən/
UK /ˌekspləˈneɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Details or reasons given to make something clear
- A reason or justification given for an action or event.
A2TOEICMorefemale
US / ˈfiˌmel/
UK /'fi:meɪl/
- Adjective
- Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
- Belonging to or characteristic of a woman or girl.
- Noun
- A woman or girl.
- A female animal.
A2Morein question
US /ɪn ˈkwɛstʃən/
UK /in ˈkwestʃən/
- Adjective
- Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
- Referring to someone or something that has already been mentioned.
A1Moreinterrupted
US /ˌɪntə'rʌptɪd/
UK /ˌɪntə'rʌptɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To stop something from happening for a while
- To stop someone from speaking by saying or doing something.
B1Morelab
US /læb/
UK /læb/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Short for 'laboratory'
B1Morelipstick
US /ˈlɪpˌstɪk/
UK /ˈlɪpstɪk/
- Noun
- Red, pink etc. makeup for the lips
C1Moremisunderstood
US /ˌmɪsʌndɚˈstʊd/
UK /ˌmɪsʌndə'stʊd/
- Transitive Verb
- To fail to get the meaning correctly
A2Morenaked
US /ˈnekɪd/
UK /ˈneɪkɪd/
- Adjective
- Not wearing any clothes; without covering
B1Morenotebook
US /ˈnotˌbʊk/
UK /'nəʊtbʊk/
- Countable Noun
- Book with blank pages used for writing notes
A2TOEICMoreobserver
US /əbˈzɜ:rvə(r)/
UK /əbˈzɜ:və(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone whose job it is to watch or notice things
- Someone who watches an event without getting involved.
- Proper Noun
- Name of a newspaper.
B1Moreplastic
US /ˈplæstɪk/
UK /'plæstɪk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- Adjective
- Being easily formed or shaped
A2Morepocket
US /ˈpɑkɪt/
UK /'pɒkɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
- Area of space
- Transitive Verb
- To put something into your pocket
- To take or hide something illegally
A2TOEICMorescarf
US /skɑ:rf/
UK /skɑ:f/
- Transitive Verb
- To eat or drink something quickly
- Countable Noun
- Long piece of cloth worn around the neck
B1Moresearch
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
A2TOEICMoresearch for
US /sɚtʃ fɔr/
UK /sə:tʃ fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To try to find someone or something.
B1Morestand back
US /stænd bæk/
UK /stænd bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To move away from something, usually to create space or avoid danger.
- To not get involved in a situation; to take a detached perspective.
A2Morestrike
US /straɪk/
UK /straɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something
- To remove or erase.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A punch or hit
- Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
A2TOEICMoretopic
US /ˈtɑpɪk/
UK /'tɒpɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Subject or issue people talk or write about
A2TOEICMoreused 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
A1Morevisitor
US /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/
UK /ˈvɪzɪtə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone who goes to a place to see it (or someone)
- A person who visits someone or something.
A2TOEICMorewhip
US /hwɪp, wɪp/
UK /wɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To defeat thoroughly or easily
- To beat with a type of long rope
- Countable Noun
- A long rope used to hit people or animals
B1More
Vocabulary
- in question: Being doubted or disputed; under discussion.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- stand back: To move away from something, usually to create space or avoid danger.
- search for: To try to find someone or something.
- bag: Soft container to put things in and carry with you
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- carrier: A company, e.g. mail, airline, that carries things
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- coat: Clothing worn outside over your normal clothes
- hospital: Building for sick people, with doctors and nurses
- person: Man, woman or child
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- coffee: A brown drink made from roasted beans and water
- doctor: Person paid to help people become or stay healthy
- table: Diagram that shows data in rows and columns
- hair: Long thin strands growing on your head or body
- blue: Color of the clear sky
- woman: Adult female human being
- scarf: To eat or drink something quickly
- examination: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
- visitor: Someone who goes to a place to see it (or someone)
- notebook: Book with blank pages used for writing notes
- belt: To leave somewhere quickly (UK use)
- pocket: Small cloth bag sewn into clothing to hold things
- plastic: Stiff but usually flexible man-made material
- advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- size: How big or small a thing is
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
- interrupted: To stop something from happening for a while
- reply: Answer to someone's question
- explanation: Details or reasons given to make something clear
- strike: To hit something
- lab: Short for 'laboratory'
- female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
- breath: Air you take in and out of your body
- topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
- search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
- act: To behave in a certain way
- observer: Someone whose job it is to watch or notice things
- misunderstood: To fail to get the meaning correctly
- naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
- corpse: A dead body
- lipstick: Red, pink etc. makeup for the lips
- alibi: Proof you were somewhere else at time of a crime
- whip: To defeat thoroughly or easily
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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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