around the world
US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/
UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- In or to many countries.
- In various places throughout the world.
A2Moreban
US /bæn/
UK /bæn/
- Transitive Verb
- To make something illegal or not allowed
- To prohibit someone from participating in a particular online community or game.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Official action preventing something happening
- A prohibition from participating in a particular online community or game.
B1Moreblood
US /blʌd/
UK /blʌd/
- Uncountable Noun
- Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- Related by birth; family
- Transitive Verb
- To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
A2Morecareer
US /kəˈrɪr/
UK /kə'rɪə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Particular occupation in professional life
- The course of a person's life, especially in a particular pursuit or profession.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move forward very fast and without control
- To advance or make progress rapidly
A2Moreconversation
US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/
UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- General communication or interaction.
A2Morecycling
US /'saɪklɪŋ/
UK /'saɪklɪŋ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To go through a series of events repeatedly
- To ride on a bicycle
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of riding a bicycle
A2Moredope
US /doʊp/
UK /dəʊp/
- Noun
- Someone you think it stupid or a fool
B2Moreenhance
US /ɛnˈhæns/
UK /ɪn'hɑ:ns/
- Transitive Verb
- To improve; make bigger or better
B1TOEICMorefor now
US /fɔr naʊ/
UK /fɔ: nau/
- Phrase
- Temporarily; for the present time.
- In the short term; for the immediate future.
A1Moregrowth
US /groʊθ/
UK /grəʊθ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Improvement, development in a skill over time
- Act of growing
- Countable Noun
- A mass on the skin or body part related to illness
A2TOEICMorehonestly
US /ˈɑnɪstli/
UK /ˈɒnɪstli/
- Adverb
- With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- Genuinely; in a sincere manner.
A2Morehormone
US /ˈhɔrˌmon/
UK /'hɔ:məʊn/
- Noun
- Chemical produced by the body to control functions
B2Morehumanly possible
US
UK
- Adjective
- Within the limits of what a person can achieve.
B1Morein a row
US /ɪn e ro/
UK /in ə rəu/
- Phrase
- One after another without a break.
- Arranged in a straight line.
- Idiom
- To have an argument.
A1Moreinterview
US /ˈɪntɚˌvju/
UK /'ɪntəvju:/
- Transitive Verb
- To formally ask questions about a given topic
- Noun
- Meeting to ask questions to get information
A2TOEICMoremid
US /mɪd/
UK /mɪd/
- Adjective
- At (or near) the middle point
B2Moreno holds barred
US
UK
- Adjective
- Without any rules or restrictions.
- Extremely violent or unrestrained.
C1Moreopinion
US /əˈpɪnjən/
UK /əˈpɪnjən/
- Noun
- Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- A person's thoughts on a topic
A2TOEICMoreperformance
US / pɚˈfɔrməns/
UK /pə'fɔ:məns/
- Noun
- Act of doing something
- Activity done to entertain an audience
A2TOEICMorepress
US /prɛs/
UK /pres/
- Noun
- Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- General term for TV, radio, newspapers
- Transitive Verb
- To make clothes smooth using a heated iron; iron
- To repeatedly ask someone to do something
A2TOEICMoreregeneration
US /rɪˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən/
UK /rɪˌdʒenə'reɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of adding more life or energy into
B2Morerow
US /roʊ/
UK /rəʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move a boat using oars
- To argue or quarrel loudly about something
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Loud argument or quarrel between people
- Straight line of things, e.g. seats in classroom
A2Moresuppose
US /səˈpoʊz/
UK /sə'pəʊz/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To imagine or guess what might happen
- Conjunction
- What if
A2TOEICMoretestosterone
US /tɛsˈtɑstəˌron/
UK /tesˈtɔstərəun/
- Uncountable Noun
- Natural chemical responsible for the male sex
- A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, and is produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.
C1Moretour
US /tʊr/
UK /tʊə(r)/
- Intransitive Verb
- To travel to several places to perform a show
- To visit several places for pleasure
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A trip to several places to perform a show
- A journey to visit several places for pleasure
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Vocabulary
- no holds barred: Without any rules or restrictions.
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- humanly possible: Within the limits of what a person can achieve.
- in a row: One after another without a break.
- begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
- answer: To reply to a question someone asks
- open: To make accessible or able to be used, e.g. road
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- wait: To delay or not do something until later
- week: Period of seven days from Sunday to Saturday
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- today: This day; day that is happening now
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- cycling: To go through a series of events repeatedly
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
- agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
- opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
- performance: Act of doing something
- interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
- row: To move a boat using oars
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
- growth: Improvement, development in a skill over time
- enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
- dope: Someone you think it stupid or a fool
- cortisone: Corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone
- mid: At (or near) the middle point
- France: A republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
- de: Of; expressing origin, possession, or separation
- regeneration: Act of adding more life or energy into
- austin: State capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
- testosterone: Natural chemical responsible for the male sex
- hormone: Chemical produced by the body to control functions
- texas: The second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
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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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