absolutely
US /ˈæbsəˌlutli, ˌæbsəˈlutli/
UK /ˈæbsəlu:tli/
- Adverb
- Completely; totally; very
- Considered independently and without relation to other things; viewed abstractly; as, quantity absolutely considered.
A2Moreanalogy
US /əˈnælədʒi/
UK /əˈnælədʒi/
- Noun
- Comparison of things based on their similarity
B1Morebunch
US /bʌntʃ/
UK /bʌntʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A group of things of the same kind
- A group of people.
- Transitive Verb
- To group people or things closely together
B1Morebutton
US /ˈbʌtn/
UK /'bʌtn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- Switch activated by pressing
- Transitive Verb
- To fasten e.g. a shirt, coat
- To suppress or restrain (feelings, etc.).
A2TOEICMorecattle
US /ˈkætl/
UK /ˈkætl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Cows or bulls on a farm
- Individual animals of the bovine species.
B1Morecheck out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Moreconclude
US /kənˈklud/
UK /kənˈklu:d/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To finish or cause to finish; end
- To arrive at a judgment or opinion
A2Moreconstantly
US /ˈkɑnstəntlɪ/
UK /ˈkɒnstəntli/
- Adverb
- Frequently, or without pause
- In a way that is unchanging or faithful
B1Morecouple
US /ˈkʌpəl/
UK /'kʌpl/
- Transitive Verb
- To join something to something else
- (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Two people in a romantic relationship
- Two of something; two people; a pair
A2Moredevote
US /dɪˈvoʊt/
UK /dɪˈvəʊt/
- Transitive Verb
- To dedicate
- To decide to use or give (your time, efforts)
B1Moreeventually
US /ɪˈvɛntʃuəli/
UK /ɪˈventʃuəli/
- Adverb
- After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- At some later time; in the future
A2Moreextended
US /ɪkˈstɛndɪd/
UK /ɪkˈstendɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
- To reach from one point to another
- Adjective
- Made longer or larger.
A2Moreextreme
US /ɪkˈstrim/
UK /ɪk'stri:m/
- Adjective
- Very great in degree
- Farthest from a center
- Noun
- Effort that is thought more than is necessary
- The furthest point or limit of something.
B1Morefeed
US /fid/
UK /fi:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- To push something through an opening
- Uncountable Noun
- Food given to animals
A2TOEICMoregorge
US /gɔ:rdʒ/
UK /gɔ:dʒ/
- Noun
- To eat food greedily and in large quantities.
B2TOEICMoregot to
US /ɡɑt tu/
UK /gɔt tu:/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To arrive at some place
- To have the opportunity or permission to do something
- Phrasal Verb
- To appeal to the emotions of; move
- To finally begin to start something after a delay
A1Moregraze
US /ɡrez/
UK /ɡreɪz/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of cows, etc.) to eat grass growing in a field
- To eat small amounts of food at frequent intervals.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To touch something lightly in passing
B2TOEICMoregrazing
US
UK
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of cows, etc.) to eat grass growing in a field
- Transitive Verb
- To touch something lightly in passing
- To break open your skin by scraping it
B2Moregrumpy
US /ˈɡrʌmpi/
UK /'ɡrʌmpɪ/
- Adjective
- Easily annoyed and complaining
C1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morehungry
US /ˈhʌŋɡri/
UK /ˈhʌŋgri/
- Adjective
- Feeling a need or want to eat food
- Feeling a need or want to eat food
B2Moreimpact
US /ˈɪmˌpækt/
UK /'ɪmpækt/
- Noun
- A striking effect or result to hit with force
- Act or force of one thing hitting something else
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit or strike someone or something with force
- To have a strong effect on someone or something.
A2TOEICMoreinsight
US /ˈɪnˌsaɪt/
UK /'ɪnsaɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Power to understand people and things very well
- Very good understanding of something
B1Morekick
US /kɪk/
UK /kɪk/
- Noun
- Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- Transitive Verb
- To hit or move something with the foot
A2Morelean
US /lin/
UK /li:n/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To balance against or on something for support
- To have a tendency to do something; favor
- Adjective
- Having a low fat content
- Efficient; well-designed with no waste
A2Morelimit
US /ˈlɪmɪt/
UK /'lɪmɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- A line or edge marking the boundary of an area.
- Transitive Verb
- To stop or prevent an increase past a point
A2TOEICMorelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moremuscular
US /ˈmʌskjəlɚ/
UK /ˈmʌskjələ(r)/
- Adjective
- Having strong or developed muscles
B1Moreogre
US /ˈoʊgə(r)/
UK /ˈəʊgə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Cruel and frightening giant who eats people
- A cruel or terrifying person.
C1Morepersonality
US /ˌpɚsəˈnælɪti/
UK /ˌpɜ:səˈnæləti/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
- Person who is famous; celebrity
A2Morepredator
US /ˈprɛdətɚ, -ˌtɔr/
UK /'predətə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- An animal that hunts and kills other animals
- Person preying on the weak to gain advantage
B1Moreprey
US /pre/
UK /preɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The victim of another person's aggression
- The victim of another person's aggression
B1Morequantity
US /ˈkwɑntɪti/
UK /ˈkwɒntəti/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A large amount of something
- Amount or number of something
A2TOEICMorerelease
US /rɪ'li:s/
UK /rɪ'li:s/
- Transitive Verb
- To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- To allow a film, music etc. to be sold/distributed
- Noun
- Act of freeing someone from a duty or burden
- Introduction of a new product, film, book, etc.
A2TOEICMorestuff
US /stʌf/
UK /stʌf/
- Uncountable Noun
- Generic description for things, materials, objects
- Transitive Verb
- To push material inside something, with force
B1Moresubscribe
US /səbˈskraɪb/
UK /səb'skraɪb/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To regularly pay to receive a service
B1TOEICMoretend
US /tɛnd/
UK /tend/
- Intransitive Verb
- To move or act in a certain manner
- Transitive Verb
- To take care of
A2Morethanks to
US /θæŋks tu/
UK /θæŋks tu:/
- Preposition
- Because of; as a result of.
A1Moreuniformly
US /junəˈfɔrmlɪ/
UK /'ju:nɪfɔ:mlɪ/
- Adverb
- In an exactly similar manner
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
A1Morewanna
US /ˈwɑnə/
UK /'wɒnə/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
B2More
Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- got to: To arrive at some place
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- check out
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- absolutely: Completely; totally; very
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- extreme: Very great in degree
- predator: An animal that hunts and kills other animals
- insight: Power to understand people and things very well
- lean: To balance against or on something for support
- series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
- personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
- prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
- grumpy: Easily annoyed and complaining
- couple: To join something to something else
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- quantity: A large amount of something
- analogy: Comparison of things based on their similarity
- wanna: Shortened form of 'want to'. Used only in speaking
- limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
- click: To work well with someone or something
- important: Having power or authority
- devote: To dedicate
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- conclude: To finish or cause to finish; end
- epiphany: Christian feast celebrating Jesus as an infant
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- kick: Feeling of enjoyment or excitement
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- extended: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- gorge: To eat food greedily and in large quantities.
- cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
- muscular: Having strong or developed muscles
- graze: (Of cows, etc.) to eat grass growing in a field
- grazing: (Of cows, etc.) to eat grass growing in a field
- hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
- ogre: Cruel and frightening giant who eats people
- uniformly: In an exactly similar manner
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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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Kristi Yang posted on 2017/05/17Ever wondered if you're more of a 'predator' or 'prey' when it comes to eating habits? This fun interview dives into meal frequency and appetite control, using a super relatable analogy to explain why you might feel 'hangry'! You'll pick up practical phrases for daily conversations and learn about nutrition in a totally engaging way.
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