adultery
US /əˈdʌltəri,-tri/
UK /ə'dʌltərɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Sex acts committed outside a marriage
B2Moreadvertise
US /ˈædvərtaɪz/
UK /ˈædvətaɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To show how good a product is, to make people buy
- To make something known generally in a public medium.
A2TOEICMoreale
US /el/
UK /eɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Fermented alcoholic drink made from malt
B2TOEICMoreapiece
US /əˈpis/
UK /əˈpi:s/
- Adverb
- Each, individually
C1Morebanner
US /ˈbænɚ/
UK /'bænə(r)/
- Noun
- Cloth upon which is written a message
B2MoreBible
US
UK
- Proper Noun
- Book of collected Christian writings
B1Morebidder
US /ˈbɪdɚ/
UK /'bɪdə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Person who offers an amount to buy something
B1Moreboo
US /bu/
UK /bu:/
- Intransitive Verb
- To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
B2Morebrokerage
US /ˈbrokərɪdʒ/
UK /'brəʊkərɪdʒ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Stock broker's business
B1Moreby day
US /baɪ de/
UK /bai dei/
- Phrase
- During the daytime; not at night.
A2Morecause
US /kɔz/
UK /kɔ:z/
- Noun
- Belief, goal or organization that people support
- Reason for
- Transitive Verb
- To make something happen; create effect or result
A2Morecode
US /kod/
UK /kəʊd/
- Transitive Verb
- To express information in a series of numbers
- To write a secret message using secret symbols
- Noun
- A password made of a set of letters or numbers
- Set of rules for behavior
A2Moredealership
US /ˈdi:lərʃɪp/
UK /ˈdi:ləʃɪp/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who buys things to sell to others
B1Moredeclare
US /dɪˈklɛr/
UK /dɪ'kleə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To make a statement in a strong and confident way
- To show the cost of things purchased overseas
A2TOEICMoredestroy
US /dɪˈstrɔɪ/
UK /dɪ'strɔɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- To defeat someone or something easily
A2TOEICMoredirective
US /dɪˈrɛktɪv, daɪ-/
UK /dəˈrektɪv/
- Noun
- An order from an authority
B1Moreerror
US /ˈɛrɚ/
UK /ˈerə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is not correct; a mistake
- A malfunction or mistake in a computer program.
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a mistake.
A2TOEICMorefine
US /faɪn/
UK /faɪn/
- Adjective
- Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- Of high quality; made with great skill
- Countable Noun
- Money you have to pay because you broke a rule
- (at the end of a piece of music) the end
A2TOEICMoreforte
US /fɔ:rteɪ/
UK /ˈfɔ:teɪ/
- Noun
- Someone's strong point
C1Moregrand
US /ɡrænd/
UK /ɡrænd/
- Adjective
- A counter for 1000 of something
- Great in amount, number or size
A2Morehyphen
US /ˈhaɪfən/
UK /ˈhaɪfn/
- Noun
- A dash put between words, e.g. wide-bodied
C1TOEICMorein circulation
US /ɪn ˌsɚkjəˈleʃən/
UK /in ˌsə:kjuˈleiʃən/
- Adjective
- Available and being used by the public.
- Being passed from person to person.
A1Moreinstead of
US /ɪnˈstɛd ʌv/
UK /inˈsted ɔv/
- Preposition
- When one thing is replaced by another
- Adverb
- As a substitute or alternative.
A1Moreinterest of
US
UK
- Phrase
- For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
- A feeling of wanting to know or learn about something or someone.
- Noun
- A legal share or right in something.
A1Moremake up
US /mek ʌp/
UK /meik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To invent or create a story
- To add up to
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To invent a story, excuse, etc.
- To compensate for something lost, missed, or deficient.
A1Moremistakenly
US /mɪˈstekənlɪ/
UK /mɪ'steɪkənlɪ/
- Adverb
- Through making a mistake; wrongly
A2Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreoffensive to
US
UK
- Adjective
- Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed.
- Disgusting; repulsive.
phone book
US
UK
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A book containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers in a particular area, with their telephone numbers.
A1Moreplead
US /plid/
UK /pli:d/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
- To say if you are guilty of a crime, or not
B1TOEICMoreprize
US /praɪz/
UK /praɪz/
- Countable Noun
- Something won in a contest or given as an award
- Something valuable that many people would like
- Adjective
- Being an excellent or valuable example of a thing
A2TOEICMoreprobe
US /prob/
UK /prəʊb/
- Transitive Verb
- To carefully examine an issue by asking questions
- To examine the inside of something using a tool
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A thorough or deep examination of a problem
- Device used to send information from outer space
B1Morerecall
US /rɪˈkɔl/
UK /rɪˈkɔ:l/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
- Act of remembering events or details of the past
- Transitive Verb
- (Company) to ask for the return of faulty goods
- To remember events or details of the past
A2Morerecruitment
US /rɪˈkrutmənt/
UK /rɪ'kru:tmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of enlisting people into the army
- The action of enlisting or hiring new people.
B2TOEICMorescratch
US /skrætʃ/
UK /skrætʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- To make a small cut or mark on a surface
- Noun
- Action of rubbing your skin when itchy
- A small cut or mark on a surface
B1TOEICMorescrew up
US /skru ʌp/
UK /skru: ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- Spoken to make a big mistake
- To make a mistake; make a mess of
- Adjective
- Emotionally or mentally damaged; disturbed.
B1Moreshell
US /ʃɛl/
UK /ʃel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
- Hard metal container containing a bullet
- Transitive Verb
- To remove the outer covering of peas, nuts etc.
- To fire shells (weapons) at
B1Moreshuttered
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To close a business permanently
- To close the shutters over a window
- Adjective
- (Of windows) having shutters
B2Moresluggish
US /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/
UK /ˈslʌgɪʃ/
- Adjective
- Slow; moving like a slug
C2Morespecialization
US /ˌspɛʃəlɪˈzeʃən/
UK /ˌspeʃəlaɪ'zeɪʃn/
- Noun
- Change in a plant or animal to fit its environment
A2Morestock
US /stɑk/
UK /stɒk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- Merchandise; goods kept by a business for sale
- Uncountable Noun
- Tasty liquid added to stews, soups etc.
B2TOEICMoretakeoff
US /ˈtekˌɔf, -ˌɑf/
UK /'teɪkɔ:f/
- Noun
- A composition imitating someones artistic work
- Moment a plane leaves the ground
C2Moretrader
US /ˈtredɚ/
UK /'treɪdə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who buys and sells stocks
A2Moretrading
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
- To give something in return for something else
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Buying, selling and exchange of goods in business
A2Moretransportation
US /ˌtrænspɔ:rˈteɪʃn/
UK /ˌtrænspɔ:ˈteɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of moving people or goods between places
- A system or means of transport, especially public transport.
B1Moretypo
US /ˈtaɪpo/
UK /ˈtaɪpəʊ/
- Noun
- Mistake in printed matter
C2Moreup close and personal
US /ʌp kloʊs ənd ˈpɜrsənəl/
UK /ʌp kləuz ənd ˈpɜ:snəl/
- other
- Very near or intimately, often in detail or physically close.
B2Moreused 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
A1Morewaive
US /wev/
UK /weɪv/
- Transitive Verb
- To allow a rule to be ignored; dispense with
B2TOEICMoreyellow pages
US
UK
- Noun (plural)
- A telephone directory with listings of businesses, often printed on yellow paper.
A1Moreyen
US /jɛn/
UK /jen/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Currency used in Japan
B1More
Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- up close and personal: Very near or intimately, often in detail or physically close.
- offensive to: Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed.
- in circulation: Available and being used by the public.
- by day: During the daytime; not at night.
- screw up: Spoken to make a big mistake
- make up: To invent or create a story
- yellow pages: A telephone directory with listings of businesses, often printed on yellow paper.
- phone book: A book containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers in a particular area, with their telephone numbers.
- interest of: For the benefit or advantage of someone or something.
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- scratch: To rub your skin with your nails to stop an itch
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
- shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
- declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- travel: To go to a place that is far away
- recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- code: To express information in a series of numbers
- transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
- book: (Police) to officially record someone's crimes
- letter: One of the 26 parts of the English alphabet
- sluggish: Slow; moving like a slug
- cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
- city: Area with many buildings, roads and people
- prize: Something won in a contest or given as an award
- probe: To carefully examine an issue by asking questions
- Miss: To be absent
- sell: To exchange something for money
- error: Something that is not correct; a mistake
- advertise: To show how good a product is, to make people buy
- plead: To ask or beg for something in an urgent way
- trading: To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
- banner: Cloth upon which is written a message
- boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
- adultery: Sex acts committed outside a marriage
- Bible: Book of collected Christian writings
- recruitment: Act of enlisting people into the army
- hyphen: A dash put between words, e.g. wide-bodied
- trader: Someone who buys and sells stocks
- dealership: Someone who buys things to sell to others
- forte: Someone's strong point
- ale: Fermented alcoholic drink made from malt
- directive: An order from an authority
- typo: Mistake in printed matter
- specialization: Change in a plant or animal to fit its environment
- printer: Machine that makes copies of papers and documents
- bidder: Person who offers an amount to buy something
- takeoff: A composition imitating someones artistic work
- payday: Day on which you receive pay for your work
- yen: Currency used in Japan
- mistakenly: Through making a mistake; wrongly
- brokerage: Stock broker's business
- waive: To allow a rule to be ignored; dispense with
- shuttered: To close a business permanently
- shalt: Outdated form of 'shall'
- apiece: Each, individually
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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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VoiceTube posted on 2016/10/01Ever wondered how a single typo could cost millions? This video dives into epic blunders like the Mariner 1 disaster and the infamous Wicked Bible, showing you exactly how costly mistakes can happen! You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and gain fascinating insights into workplace blunders and cultural history.
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