advertise
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.
A2TOEICMorebaby
US /ˈbeɪbi/
UK /ˈbeɪbi/
- Countable Noun
- A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- Transitive Verb
- To treat someone as if they were newly born
A2Morebeat
US /bit/
UK /bi:t/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- Transitive Verb
- To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
- To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
A2Morebeg
US /bɛɡ/
UK /beg/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- (Dog) to sit up to ask for something
B1Morebouncer
US /ˈbaʊnsɚ/
UK /ˈbaʊnsə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Person who removes troublemakers out of a bar
B1Moreby your side
US
UK
- Phrase
- Near you, supporting you.
- Physically next to you.
A2Morecash out
US /kæʃ aʊt/
UK /kæʃ aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To count the sales at the end of a business day
- To sell object, asset to get money
A2Morecollege
US /'kɑːlɪdʒ/
UK /'kɒlɪdʒ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- School or educational institution for adults
- A constituent body of a university.
A2Morecomfortable
US /ˈkʌmfətəbəl, ˈkʌmftəbəl/
UK /ˈkʌmftəbl/
- Adjective
- Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
- Being relaxed, warm or happy
A2Moreconfident
US /ˈkɑnfɪdənt/
UK /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/
- Adjective
- Feeling that you can do well at something
- Having a strong belief in the truth or certainty of something.
- Noun
- A person who is self-assured and believes in their abilities.
A2Morecrazy
US /ˈkrezi/
UK /'kreɪzɪ/
- Adjective
- Mentally ill; mad
- Not being sensible or practical
- Noun
- Person acting in a manner that is strange and odd
A2Morecrippling
US /ˈkrɪplɪŋ/
UK /'krɪplɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To hurt and make useless
B2Moredegree
US /dɪˈɡri/
UK /dɪˈgri:/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount or extent of something
- Unit for measuring temperature or angles
A2TOEICMoredinosaur
US /ˈdaɪnəˌsɔr/
UK /'daɪnəsɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Reptile that lived millions of years ago
- A person who is outdated or resistant to change.
B2Morefloppy
US /ˈflɑ:pi/
UK /ˈflɒpi/
- Adjective
- Being soft and able to be bent easily
- Countable Noun
- Magnetic computer disks used in the 1980s to 1990s
C2Moregive up
US /ɡɪv ʌp/
UK /ɡiv ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To lose hope or admit defeat
- To decide to not start to try solving a problem
A1Morehoodie
US /'hʊdɪ/
UK /'hʊdɪ/
- Countable Noun
- A cotton sweatshirt with a hood
C2Morein the world
US /ɪn ði wɜrld/
UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/
- Phrase
- Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
A1Moreirony
US /ˈaɪrəni, ˈaɪə-/
UK /'aɪrənɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Quality of being funny because it is the opposite
- A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that seems opposite to what you expected.
B2Moreliberal
US /ˈlɪbərəl, ˈlɪbrəl/
UK /'lɪbərəl/
- Noun
- Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
- Adjective
- Open-minded; willing to hear others' opinions
- Political party for freedom and social change
B1TOEICMoreliterally
US /ˈlɪtərəli/
UK
- Adverb
- In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- Used for emphasis to describe something that is actually true, often to highlight surprise or intensity.
B1Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremass
US /mæs/
UK /mæs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- Large amount or number of something
- Transitive Verb
- To gather people or things into a large group
B1Moremess
US /mɛs/
UK /mes/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- A difficult or confused situation.
- Transitive Verb
- To make something untidy or dirty
A2Moremessing
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To make something untidy or dirty
A2Moremove out
US /muv aʊt/
UK /mu:v aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To leave a house or flat permanently.
- To advance from a defensive position.
A2Morenap
US /næp/
UK /næp/
- Intransitive Verb
- To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Brief period of sleep or rest during the day
B2Moreno matter
US
UK
- Conjunction
- Regardless of; it does not matter.
- Adverb
- Regardless of; it is not important
A1Moreporn
US /pɔrn/
UK /pɔ:n/
- Uncountable Noun
- Short for pornography
B2Morepromoter
US /prəˈmoʊtə(r)/
UK /prəˈməʊtə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A sponsor who arranges public entertainment
- A person or company that promotes something, especially a sporting event, concert, or theatrical production.
A2Morequirky
US /'kwɜ:kɪ/
UK /'kwɜ:kɪ/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; strange
B2Morerepressed
US /rɪˈprɛst/
UK /rɪˈprest/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep (emotions) under control; restrict
- Adjective
- (Psych) not expressing your emotions naturally
B2Moresex
US /sɛks/
UK /seks/
- Noun
- State of being male or female
- Physical activity by which we produce babies
A2Moreslow down
US /slo daʊn/
UK /sləu daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reduce the speed
- To become less active or busy.
A1Moresmart
US /smɑ:rt/
UK /smɑ:t/
- Adjective
- Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
- Looking clean, neat and stylish
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel hurt or upset
- To hurt with an unexpected sharp or burning pain
A2TOEICMoretired
US /ˈtaɪərd/
UK /ˈtaɪəd/
- Adjective
- Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- Transitive Verb
- To lose, cause to lose energy so you want to rest
B1Moretouchdown
US /ˈtʌtʃˌdaʊn/
UK /ˈtʌtʃdaʊn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Getting ball over touch line in American football
- When a plane, etc. lands on the ground, etc.
C2Moretrack
US /træk/
UK /træk/
- Transitive Verb
- To use marks to follow a wild animal
- To move a certain way/follow a particular course
- Noun
- A circular course for running
- Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
A2TOEICMoretrailer
US /ˈtrelɚ/
UK /'treɪlə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
- Vehicle pulled by a truck/car to transport things
C2Morevagina
US /vəˈdʒaɪnə/
UK /və'dʒaɪnə/
- Noun
- Lower part of the female reproductive tract
C2Morewake up
US /wek ʌp/
UK /weik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stop sleeping
- To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
A1Morewallpaper
US /ˈwɔlˌpepɚ/
UK /'wɔ:lpeɪpə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Decorative paper for the walls of rooms
- Transitive Verb
- To cover a wall with wallpaper
C2TOEICMorewithout me
US
UK
- Phrase
- Not including me; excluding me.
A2More
Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- slow down: To reduce the speed
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- cash out: To count the sales at the end of a business day
- without me: Not including me; excluding me.
- by your side: Near you, supporting you.
- move out: To leave a house or flat permanently.
- wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
- Internet: Worldwide computer network system
- funny: Causing laughter; amusing
- girl: A female child; a young woman
- baby: A very young child, who cannot yet speak
- play: To act as a character in a movie, or on stage
- date: To have become old-fashioned
- ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
- love: Person's name
- teach: To help someone learn or do something
- television: Device that broadcasts programs, movies or show
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- help: To act to enable a person to do something; assist
- tired: Without energy so you want to rest or fall asleep
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- crazy: Mentally ill; mad
- dinosaur: Reptile that lived millions of years ago
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- cooler: More cool than
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- print: To make many copies of a page, magazine or book
- girlfriend: Romantic female friend of a man or boy
- degree: Amount or extent of something
- activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
- comfortable: Having more than enough e.g. money for your needs
- afraid: Worried that something bad will happen; scared
- daily: Happening every day
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- promoter: A sponsor who arranges public entertainment
- advertise: To show how good a product is, to make people buy
- messing: To make something untidy or dirty
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- sex: State of being male or female
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- bouncer: Person who removes troublemakers out of a bar
- beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- nap: To sleep or rest for a short time during the day
- liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
- irony: Quality of being funny because it is the opposite
- hoodie: A cotton sweatshirt with a hood
- floppy: Being soft and able to be bent easily
- wallpaper: Decorative paper for the walls of rooms
- touchdown: Getting ball over touch line in American football
- repressed: To keep (emotions) under control; restrict
- quirky: Odd or unusual; strange
- crippling: To hurt and make useless
- vagina: Lower part of the female reproductive tract
- porn: Short for pornography
- trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
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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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