advocacy
US /ˈædvəkəsi/
UK /ˈædvəkəsi/
- Uncountable Noun
- Request for change
- Public support for a belief
B1Moreapart from
US /əˈpɑrt frʌm/
UK /əˈpɑ:t frɔm/
- Preposition
- Except for; not considering
- In addition to; as well as
apartment
US /əˈpɑ:rtmənt/
UK /əˈpɑ:tmənt/
- Countable Noun
- Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
A2TOEICMoreapartment building
US
UK
- Countable Noun
- A building with many apartments or flats
A2Moreapprove
US /əˈpruv/
UK /əˈpru:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To formally accept something or grant permission
- To have a positive opinion of someone or something
A2TOEICMoreartist
US /ˈɑrtɪst/
UK /ˈɑ:tɪst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
A2Moreat least
US /æt list/
UK /æt li:st/
- Adverb
- As a minimum
- Not less than
- Phrase
- No less than; at the minimum
- Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
C2Morebasket
US /ˈbæskɪt/
UK /ˈbɑ:skɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount contained in a basket; a basketful
- Container made of strips of (often) woven wood
- Intransitive Verb
- To score a basket in basketball.
A2Morebro
US /broʊ/
UK /brəʊ/
- Countable Noun
- Shortened form of 'brother'
B2Moreburden
US /ˈbɚdn/
UK /'bɜ:dn/
- Transitive Verb
- To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something difficult to do, manage, or accept
- Something that is carried with difficulty; an oppressive load.
B1Morecancel
US /ˈkænsəl/
UK /'kænsl/
- Transitive Verb
- To end a legal, business, or other agreement
- To stop a planned event from happening
A2Morecarbon
US /ˈkɑrbən/
UK /'kɑ:bən/
- Uncountable Noun
- Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
B1Morecausing
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To make something happen; create effect or result
A2Morecommit
US /kəˈmɪt/
UK /kə'mɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To do something bad, usually a crime
- To promise your permanent love or loyalty (to)
A2TOEICMorecorn cobs
US
UK
- Noun (plural)
- The cylindrical core of an ear of corn, to which the kernels are attached.
B1Morecrammed
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To add more to something that is already full
- To study intensively (for a test)
- Adjective
- Filled to overflowing; packed tightly.
B2Morecritical
US /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/
UK /ˈkrɪtɪkl/
- Adjective
- Making a negative judgment of something
- Being important or serious; vital; dangerous
A2Morediscrimination
US /dɪˌskrɪməˈneʃən/
UK /dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Ability to recognize the difference between things
- Treating people unfairly due to race, age etc.
B1Moreemergency
US /ɪˈmɚdʒənsi/
UK /ɪ'mɜ:dʒənsɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sudden event needing an immediate action
- A medical condition manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity such that the absence of immediate medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in placing the patient's health in serious jeopardy.
- Adjective
- Used in an emergency; for use when something dangerous happens.
- Designed for use in an emergency.
A2TOEICMoreenable
US /ɛˈnebəl/
UK /ɪˈneɪbl/
- Transitive Verb
- To make it possible to do something
A2Moreentire
US /ɛnˈtaɪr/
UK /ɪn'taɪə(r)/
- Adjective
- Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- Undivided; not shared or distributed.
A2TOEICMorefilter
US /ˈfɪltɚ/
UK /'fɪltə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Device to remove certain types of light, sound
- Device to remove unwanted things from liquid, gas
- Transitive Verb
- To remove certain types of light, sound
- To remove unwanted substances from a liquid or gas
B1Morefilter out
US /ˈfɪltɚ aʊt/
UK /ˈfiltə aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To remove or separate something unwanted from a liquid or gas using a filter; to remove or ignore something unwanted from a group or collection.
- To ignore or block something from your awareness.
C2Morefuse
US /fjuz/
UK /fju:z/
- Noun
- Device connected to and making a bomb explode
- Electrical safety device
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (Metal) to become one through heat contact
- To become combined; unite.
B2Moregallery
US /ˈɡæləri/
UK /ˈgæləri/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Building to look at various types of art
- Upper level of seats in buildings, theaters etc.
A2Moreguest
US /ɡɛst/
UK /ɡest/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
- Paying customer at a hotel or restaurant
- Adjective
- Referring to people visiting or staying at a place
- Provided for or used by a guest.
A2Morehomelessness
US /'hoʊmləsnəs/
UK /'həʊmləsnəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Having no home; living on the streets
B1Morehook
US /hʊk/
UK /hʊk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- The start of a story which catches your interest
- Transitive Verb
- To make a bent or curved shape
- To catch your interest completely
B1Morehospitality
US /ˌhɑspɪˈtælɪti/
UK /ˌhɒspɪ'tælətɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Welcoming treatment of visitors or guests
- The business of providing services to guests in hotels, restaurants, etc.
B1Morehost
US /host/
UK /həʊst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Mass; a great number
- Person who entertains guests
- Transitive Verb
- To be the sponsor of an event, e.g. the Olympics
- To lead or start a party, program, or other event
A2TOEICMorehousing
US /ˈhaʊzɪŋ/
UK /ˈhaʊzɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To give someone a place to live
- To contain or store something
- Uncountable Noun
- Homes; houses in general
A2TOEICMoreicy
US /ˈaɪsi/
UK /'aɪsɪ/
- Adjective
- Very cold; with frozen water on it, or in it
- Not very friendly or kind
A2Moreillegal
US /ɪˈliɡəl/
UK /ɪ'li:ɡl/
- Adjective
- Not allowed by the laws or rules
- Prohibited by law; illicit.
A2Morein every way
US /ɪn ˈɛvri we/
UK /in ˈevri wei/
- Phrase
- In all manners or respects; completely.
A1Moreinsure
US /ɪnˈʃʊr/
UK /ɪn'ʃʊə(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To buy protection against possible loss, damage
A2TOEICMoreknow about
US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/
UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
landlord
US /ˈlændlɔ:rd/
UK /ˈlændlɔ:d/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who owns and rents a place to people
B1Morelaundry
US /ˈlɔndri, ˈlɑn-/
UK /'lɔ:ndrɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
- Clothes etc., that are to be washed, already washed
B2Moreliability
US /ˌlaɪəˈbɪlɪti/
UK /ˌlaɪəˈbɪləti/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something that is owed to someone else, e.g. debt
- Person, thing that causes problems for someone
B1TOEICMorelie
US /lai/
UK /laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
- Countable Noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
A2Moremonoxide
US /məˈnɑkˌsaɪd/
UK /mɒ'nɒksaɪd/
- Noun
- Oxide with one atom of oxygen per molecule
C1Moremurder
US /ˈmɚdɚ/
UK /'mɜ:də(r)/
- Noun
- Something that is difficult or painful to do
- Crime of deliberately killing a person
- Transitive Verb
- To intentionally kill a person
- To spoil, ruin something by doing it poorly
A2Moreneighbor
US /ˈnebɚ/
UK /'neɪbə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who lives, or is near, you
- A country or area next to another.
- Adjective
- Situated near or next to something.
B1Morenumber of people
US /ˈnʌmbɚ ʌv ˈpipəl/
UK /ˈnʌmbə ɔv ˈpi:pl/
- Phrase
- The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
- A statistical figure representing the population size or a subset thereof.
A1Moreof course
US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/
UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/
- Adverb
- Sure ; Certainly
- Phrase
- For sure; certainly
A2Moreon the hook
US /ɑn ði hʊk/
UK /ɔn ðə huk/
- Idiom
- Responsible or liable for something, often a debt or mistake.
- In a difficult or dangerous situation; at risk.
B2Moreon the street
US /ɑn ði strit/
UK /ɔn ðə stri:t/
- Phrase
- Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- Available or circulating, especially illegally or unofficially.
A1Morephotographer
US /fəˈtɑ:grəfə(r)/
UK /fəˈtɒgrəfə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Professional who takes photographs for a living
A2TOEICMorepoisoning
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To affect something in a very negative way
- To hurt or kill with a dangerous substance
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The act of administering poison; the condition of having been poisoned.
A2Moreprofit
US /'prɑ:fɪt/
UK /'prɒfɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Benefit from doing something
- Money earned from sales, after costs are deducted
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To be a benefit to someone
- To earn money from something
A2TOEICMorerefuse
US /ˈrefjus/
UK /rɪ'fju:z/
- Transitive Verb
- To not accept, allow, or give something
- Uncountable Noun
- Garbage, waste
A2TOEICMorerent
US /rɛnt/
UK /rent/
- Transitive Verb
- To give the use of something in return for payment
- To cut a piece of cloth by tearing it
A2TOEICMorerent out
US /rɛnt aʊt/
UK /rent aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To allow someone to use something that you own in return for money.
A2Morerental
US /ˈrɛntl:/
UK /ˈrentl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Home, car etc. rented for a while
- Act of renting something for a period of time
- Adjective
- Available to be rented
- Relating to something that is rented or available for rent.
A2TOEICMorereservation
US /ˌrɛzɚˈveʃən/
UK /ˌrezə'veɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Arrangement to keep a room or table for you
- Area of land kept for indigenous peoples
A2TOEICMoreresidential
US /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/
UK /ˌrezɪˈdenʃl/
- Adjective
- Concerning patients staying in a hospital
- Being used for private homes
B1TOEICMoreretreat
US /rɪˈtrit/
UK /rɪ'tri:t/
- Noun
- Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
- A place away from home and work to relax
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of army, etc.) to move back from a winning enemy
- To go away from home and work for a vacation
B2Moresecretly
US /ˈsikrɪtlɪ/
UK /'si:krətlɪ/
- Adverb
- So that others don't know
A2Moreshady
US /ˈʃedi/
UK /ˈʃeɪdi/
- Adjective
- Dark because something blocks the light
- Dishonest; unscrupulous; criminal
A2Moreshame
US /ʃem/
UK /ʃeɪm/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone feel ashamed
A2Morestab
US /stæb/
UK /stæb/
- Transitive Verb
- To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
B1Moresue
US /su/
UK /su:/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Transitive Verb
- To take legal action against someone
B2Moresuffer
US / ˈsʌfɚ/
UK /'sʌfə(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience pain, illness, or injury
- To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
A2Moretake out
US /tek aʊt/
UK /teik aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To apply for and get a license
- To take someone on a date
- Uncountable Noun
- Food purchased at a restaurant to eat elsewhere.
A1Moretoilet
US /'tɔɪlət/
UK /ˈtɔɪlət/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Room where you go to urinate or excrete; bathroom
- A fixture in a bathroom used for urination and defecation.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To wash and take care of your body
A2Moreundergo
US /ˌʌndərˈgoʊ/
UK /ˌʌndəˈgəʊ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience or endure something (bad)
- To experience a change or transformation.
B1Moreutopia
US /juˈtopiə/
UK /ju:'təʊpɪə/
- Noun
- Imagined perfect society
B2Moreyoga
US /ˈjoʊgə/
UK /ˈjəʊgə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Exercise system to gain suppleness and tranquility
B2More
Vocabulary
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- corn cobs: The cylindrical core of an ear of corn, to which the kernels are attached.
- apart from: Except for; not considering
- in every way: In all manners or respects; completely.
- on the hook: Responsible or liable for something, often a debt or mistake.
- at least: As a minimum
- number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
- take out: To apply for and get a license
- rent out: To allow someone to use something that you own in return for money.
- apartment building: A building with many apartments or flats
- filter out: To remove or separate something unwanted from a liquid or gas using a filter; to remove or ignore something unwanted from a group or collection.
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- toilet: Room where you go to urinate or excrete; bathroom
- hotel: Place where people can stay when traveling
- vacation: Time off work used for relaxation or travel
- housing: To give someone a place to live
- pay: To give money for goods or work done
- paper: Academic writing or a talk on a specific topic
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- leave: To go away from; depart
- bedroom: Room with a bed, for sleeping in
- paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
- bad: Not good; wrong
- rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
- apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
- artist: A person skilled and creative in art e.g. painter
- guest: Person invited to visit or stay in someone's home
- art: Creative skill using the imagination e.g. painting
- fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
- rental: Home, car etc. rented for a while
- photographer: Professional who takes photographs for a living
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
- approve: To formally accept something or grant permission
- refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
- murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
- service: Work that a person does to assist others
- reservation: Arrangement to keep a room or table for you
- icy: Very cold; with frozen water on it, or in it
- cancel: To end a legal, business, or other agreement
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- shady: Dark because something blocks the light
- gallery: Building to look at various types of art
- secretly: So that others don't know
- yoga: Exercise system to gain suppleness and tranquility
- basket: Amount contained in a basket; a basketful
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
- illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
- monoxide: Oxide with one atom of oxygen per molecule
- enable: To make it possible to do something
- carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
- landlord: Someone who owns and rents a place to people
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
- laundry: Business or room to wash bed sheets, clothes etc.
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- hook: Bent tool used to catch fish or to hang things on
- profit: Benefit from doing something
- host: Mass; a great number
- legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
- critical: Making a negative judgment of something
- causing: To make something happen; create effect or result
- liability: Something that is owed to someone else, e.g. debt
- hospitality: Welcoming treatment of visitors or guests
- undergo: To experience or endure something (bad)
- homelessness: Having no home; living on the streets
- burden: To weigh down with a load; impose a task upon
- sue: Person's name
- discrimination: Ability to recognize the difference between things
- filter: Device to remove certain types of light, sound
- retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
- bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
- advocacy: Request for change
- fuse: Device connected to and making a bomb explode
- crammed: To add more to something that is already full
- insure: To buy protection against possible loss, damage
- utopia: Imagined perfect society
- residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
- poisoning: To affect something in a very negative way
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
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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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