answer to
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- To correspond to or match a description or requirement.
A1Moreat a time
US /æt e taɪm/
UK /æt ə taim/
- Phrase
- Separately; one by one
- Simultaneously; together
A1Moreat home
US /æt hom/
UK /æt həum/
- Phrase
- In one's own residence or country.
- Adjective
- Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
at some point
US /æt sʌm pɔɪnt/
UK /æt sʌm pɔint/
- Phrase
- At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
A1Moreat stake
US /æt stek/
UK /æt steik/
- Phrase
- At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
- In question; depending on what happens
- Adjective
- At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful.
A1Moreat this rate
US
UK
- Phrase
- If things continue as they are now.
A1Moreatlas
US /ˈætləs/
UK /ˈætləs/
- Noun
- Book of maps
B2Morebased on
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- Preposition
- Using something as the main idea or foundation.
- Relying on something as evidence or justification.
A1Morebreathe
US /brið/
UK /bri:ð/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move air into and out of your lungs
- To say something very softly
A2Morebroader sense
US
UK
- Noun
- A more general or inclusive meaning or interpretation.
B1Morecancer
US /ˈkænsɚ/
UK /'kænsə(r)/
- Noun
- Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
B1Morecare for
US /kɛr fɔr/
UK /kɛə fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To want or desire a thing
- To look after someone who is ill, old, or very young.
A1Morecareer
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
A2Morecentric
US /'sentrɪk/
UK /'sentrɪk/
- Adjective
- Having or situated at or near a center
B1Morechemotherapy
US /ˌki:moʊˈθerəpi/
UK /ˌki:məʊˈθerəpi/
- Uncountable Noun
- Treatment of diseases using chemicals
B2Morecontext
US /ˈkɑnˌtɛkst/
UK /ˈkɒntekst/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
A2Morecontinuum
US /kənˈtɪnjuəm/
UK /kənˈtɪnjuəm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A continuation without noticeable divisions
- A continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, although the extremes are quite distinct.
B2Moreconversation
US /ˌkɑnvɚˈseʃən/
UK /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- General communication or interaction.
A2Moredementia
US /dɪˈmɛnʃə/
UK /dɪˈmenʃə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Illness characterized by loss of memory
B2Moredepression
US /dɪˈprɛʃən/
UK /dɪ'preʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Medical condition of a lack of vitality
- Period of unemployment and low economic activity
B2Morediagnosis
US /ˌdaɪəgˈnoʊsɪs/
UK /ˌdaɪəgˈnəʊsɪs/
- Noun (plural)
- Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
- Noun
- The identification of a disease or condition.
B1Moredisease
US /dɪˈziz/
UK /dɪˈzi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
- Transitive Verb
- To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
A2TOEICMoredo in
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To make completely tired out and exhausted
- To destroy or cause damage to someone
A1Moredomestic
US /dəˈmɛstɪk/
UK /dəˈmestɪk/
- Noun
- Someone paid to help with housework in your house
- Adjective
- British informal fight between husband and wife
- Concerning your own home or house
A2TOEICMoreengage
US /ɪn'gedʒ/
UK /ɪn'ɡeɪdʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To start to fight with an enemy
- To hire someone for a task or job
A2TOEICMoreextrapolate
US /ɪkˈstræpəˌlet/
UK /ɪk'stræpəleɪt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To use facts to make guesses, opinions
C1Morefor a minute
US
UK
- Phrase
- For a short period of time; briefly.
- Used to indicate a sudden realization or thought.
A1Morefor the better
US /fɔr ði ˈbɛtɚ/
UK /fɔ: ðə ˈbetə/
- Phrase
- Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
A1Moregallon
US /ˈɡælən/
UK /ˈgælən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Unit of liquid equal to 4 US quarts (3.785 liters)
B1Moregrim
US /ɡrɪm/
UK /ɡrɪm/
- Adjective
- Being very serious or determined
- Causing someone to worry or feel sad or hopeless
B1Moregross
US /ɡros/
UK /ɡrəʊs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- Total sum of money earned before costs and taxes
- Transitive Verb
- To earn an amount of money before costs and taxes
B1TOEICMorehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehell
US /hɛl/
UK /hel/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Any place of pain and suffering
- A very unpleasant or difficult experience.
A2Morein 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.
A1Morelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Morelung
US /lʌŋ/
UK /lʌŋ/
- Noun
- One of the two organs we use to breathe
B1Moremaintain
US /menˈten/
UK /meɪn'teɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To keep saying something a certain way
- To keep (machine) working by checking, repairing
A2TOEICMoremarrow
US /ˈmæro/
UK /'mærəʊ/
- Uncountable Noun
- A soft, fatty tissue inside bones
C2Moreon the couch
US /ɑn ðə kaʊtʃ/
UK /ɒn ðə kaʊtʃ/
- other
- Receiving psychotherapy or psychological treatment.
B1Morepalliative
US /ˈpæliˌetɪv, -iətɪv/
UK /ˈpæliətɪv/
- Adjective
- Moderating suffering by making it easier to bear
C1Moreparadigm
US /ˈpærəˌdaɪm, -ˌdɪm/
UK /ˈpærədaɪm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A set of ideas for understanding or explaining
- Way of looking at things
B1TOEICMorepathology
US /pæˈθɑlədʒi/
UK /pə'θɒlədʒɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- Study of diseases and their effect on the body
C1Morepatient
US /ˈpeʃənt/
UK /'peɪʃnt/
- Adjective
- Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- Bearing or enduring pain or trials without complaint; exhibiting forbearance.
- Countable Noun
- Person who receives medical treatment or care
A2Morepedal
US /ˈpɛdl/
UK /ˈpedl/
- Noun
- Lever worked by the foot, e.g. the brakes of a car
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To operate or move something with the foot.
B1Morephysician
US /fɪˈzɪʃən/
UK /fɪˈzɪʃn/
- Countable Noun
- A medical doctor
B2Moreplanet
US /ˈplænɪt/
UK /'plænɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- A different world or sphere of existence.
- Proper Noun
- The earth.
A2Morepopulation
US /ˌpɑpjəˈleʃən/
UK /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
- A group of individuals of one species living in a particular area.
A2TOEICMoreprescription
US /prɪˈskrɪpʃən/
UK /prɪˈskrɪpʃn/
- Noun
- Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
- Set of appropriate guidelines for something
B2TOEICMorequality
US /ˈkwɑlɪti/
UK /'kwɒlətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Feature associated with someone or something
- High level of worth or excellence
- Adjective
- Of a high standard
A2TOEICMoreradiation
US /ˌrediˈeʃən/
UK /ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- Harmful waves of energy from nuclear activity
B1Morerank
US /ræŋk/
UK /ræŋk/
- Transitive Verb
- To rate or class things
- To assign a level or status, as of importance, to
- Noun
- Group of people with a certain level of status
- Level or position, as in society/sport competition
B1TOEICMorerate it
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To give something a score or evaluation based on its quality or merit.
B1Morerenal
US /ˈrinəl/
UK /ˈri:nl/
- Adjective
- Of the kidneys or diseases of the kidneys
B2Moresacred
US /ˈsekrɪd/
UK /ˈseɪkrɪd/
- Adjective
- Worthy of religious worship; very holy
- Being highly valued and respected
B1Moreseminal
US /ˈsɛmənəl/
UK /ˈsemɪnl/
- Adjective
- Being the inspiration for future development
C1TOEICMoreslapped
US
UK
- Transitive Verb
- To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
B1Morespread
US /sprɛd/
UK /spred/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- The distance between two things
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To place over a large area; to cover a large area
- (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
A2TOEICMorestake
US /stek/
UK /steɪk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
- Money bet in a game that can be won or lost
- Transitive Verb
- To bet or wager on an outcome
- To risk something important by taking a risk
B1TOEICMoresurgery
US /ˈsɚdʒəri/
UK /'sɜ:dʒərɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Medical operation involving cutting into body
- A doctor's office; health clinic
B1Morethink about
US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/
UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To consider something carefully.
- To remember or call to mind.
A1Morethink back
US /θɪŋk bæk/
UK /θiŋk bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To recapture the past
A1Morethreat to
US
UK
- Phrase
- A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
- A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for or opposition to something done or not done.
B2Moreto do with
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To be about something; concern
A1Moretransplant
US /trænsˈplænt/
UK /trænsˈplɑ:nt/
- Noun
- A medical operation to replace organs of the body
- Transitive Verb
- To replace organ in the body by an operation
B2Moretreatment
US /ˈtritmənt/
UK /ˈtri:tmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Medicine or method to make someone healthier
- Way someone acts toward another
A2TOEICMoretuition
US /tuˈɪʃən, tju-/
UK /tjuˈɪʃn/
- Uncountable Noun
- Money that is paid for lessons
- Teaching or instruction, especially of individual students or small groups.
B2More
Vocabulary
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- care for: To want or desire a thing
- think back: To recapture the past
- threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
- rate it: To give something a score or evaluation based on its quality or merit.
- at this rate: If things continue as they are now.
- for a minute: For a short period of time; briefly.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- broader sense: A more general or inclusive meaning or interpretation.
- have to: Must do
- at a time: Separately; one by one
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- on the couch: Receiving psychotherapy or psychological treatment.
- answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- for the better: Resulting in improvement; to a more favorable condition.
- context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
- gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- quality: Feature associated with someone or something
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
- dementia: Illness characterized by loss of memory
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- prescription: Specific medicine officially ordered for a patient
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- hell: Any place of pain and suffering
- sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
- paradigm: A set of ideas for understanding or explaining
- patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
- tuition: Money that is paid for lessons
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- grim: Being very serious or determined
- treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
- radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
- physician: A medical doctor
- lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
- product: Item that can be bought
- diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- rank: To rate or class things
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- pedal: Lever worked by the foot, e.g. the brakes of a car
- live: To be alive
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- chemotherapy: Treatment of diseases using chemicals
- tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
- marrow: A soft, fatty tissue inside bones
- transplant: A medical operation to replace organs of the body
- continuum: A continuation without noticeable divisions
- extrapolate: To use facts to make guesses, opinions
- gallon: Unit of liquid equal to 4 US quarts (3.785 liters)
- atlas: Book of maps
- palliative: Moderating suffering by making it easier to bear
- pathology: Study of diseases and their effect on the body
- slapped: To hit with the open hand or with a flat object
- seminal: Being the inspiration for future development
- centric: Having or situated at or near a center
- renal: Of the kidneys or diseases of the kidneys
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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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【TED】Timothy Ihrig: What we can do to die well (What we can do to die well | Timothy Ihrig)
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yucyan posted on 2017/04/07Ever wondered how to approach end-of-life care with more compassion? This talk dives into patient-centered care and healthcare costs, offering practical insights and real-life stories that will make you think. You'll pick up valuable vocabulary related to palliative care and compassionate healthcare along the way!
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