anime
US /ˈænəˌme/
UK /ˈænɪmeɪ/
- Noun
- A form of Japanese animation
C2Moreat work
US /æt wɚk/
UK /æt wə:k/
- Phrase
- Located at one's place of employment
A1Moreawkward
US /ˈɔkwəd/
UK /ˈɔ:kwəd/
- Adjective
- Lacking smooth movement
- Causing embarrassment or trouble
B1Morecheer
US /tʃɪr/
UK /tʃiə/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of happiness or optimism
- Transitive Verb
- To give a loud shout of encouragement to someone
- To make someone feel happier or less worried
A2Morecome for
US /kʌm fɔr/
UK /kʌm fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrive to collect someone or something.
- To attack someone.
A1Moreelevator
US /ˈɛləˌvetɚ/
UK /'elɪveɪtə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Machine that carries people between floors
- A building for storing grain, equipped with machinery for raising and distributing it.
B2TOEICMorefault
US /fɔlt/
UK /fɔ:lt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A failure or negative aspect of
- Crack in the earth where earthquakes can happen
- Transitive Verb
- To blame someone, something for a negative result
A2Morefence
US /fɛns/
UK /fens/
- Countable Noun
- Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
- The sport of fighting with swords, especially foils, épées, or sabres.
- Transitive Verb
- To enclose an area (with a wall or boundary)
B1TOEICMoreforgive
US /fərˈgɪv/
UK /fəˈgɪv/
- Transitive Verb
- To stop blaming someone for guilt, mistake
A2Moregasp
US /ɡæsp/
UK /ɡɑ:sp/
- Intransitive Verb
- To take a short quick breath because of surprise
- Noun
- A short quick breath because of surprise, shock
B1Moregeneric
US /dʒəˈnɛrɪk/
UK /dʒə'nerɪk/
- Adjective
- Concerning a product without a brand name
- Concerning an entire class, category, or group
B2Moregrain
US /ɡren/
UK /greɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Seeds of plants used for food
- Natural pattern in something, e.g. wood
B1TOEICMorelook at
US /lʊk æt/
UK /luk æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To use your eyes to focus on something
- To focus your eyes on something carefully
A1Moreluxurious
US /lʌgˈʒʊriəs/
UK /lʌgˈʒʊəriəs/
- Adjective
- Being very comfortable, beautiful, and expensive
A2Moremoo
US /mu/
UK /mu:/
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of cows) to make a loud, low-pitched noise
B2Moremundane
US /mʌnˈden, ˈmʌnˌden/
UK /mʌnˈdeɪn/
- Adjective
- Being ordinary and therefore boring
- Of this world rather than the spiritual one
B2TOEICMoreopera
US /ˈɑ:prə/
UK /ˈɒprə/
- Noun
- A type of play that is sung with classical music
B1Moresacrifice
US /ˈsækrəˌfaɪs/
UK /'sækrɪfaɪs/
- Noun
- Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
- Person/animal killed to please a god
- Transitive Verb
- To kill an animal or human to please a god
- To give up your life for others, for a cause etc.
B1Moresheep
US /ʃip/
UK /ʃi:p/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
- Noun
- Person who behaves as others do, without thinking
B1Moresilence
US /ˈsaɪləns/
UK /'saɪləns/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- When there is not sound or noise; complete quiet
- Transitive Verb
- To stop the noise that something is making
- To prevent someone from expressing thoughts
A2Moreslightly
US /ˈslaɪtli/
UK /ˈslaɪtli/
- Adverb
- Only a little
B1Moresoap
US /sop/
UK /səʊp/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Hard cream-like substance used to wash something
- A TV serial
- Transitive Verb
- To put soap on something so it can be cleaned
A2Morestraight
US /stret/
UK /streɪt/
- Adjective
- Not having curves, bends, or angles
- Not gay; heterosexual
- Adverb
- in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
- In a straight line; directly.
A2TOEICMoreswitch
US /swɪtʃ/
UK /swɪtʃ/
- Noun
- A change or shift from one method to another
- Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
- Transitive Verb
- To exchange or replace something for another thing
A2TOEICMoreteenage
US /ˈtinˌedʒ/
UK /ˈti:neɪdʒ/
- Adjective
- Being of the age 13 through 19
A2Moretoy
US /tɔɪ/
UK /tɔɪ/
- Countable Noun
- Things children play with, as dolls or small cars
- Adjective
- Something small in size compared to an original
A2Moretrade
US /treid/
UK /treɪd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- Action of buying and selling things in business
- Transitive Verb
- To buy, sell and exchange goods in business
- To give something in return for something else
A2TOEICMorevillager
US /ˈvɪlədʒɚ/
UK /ˈvɪlɪdʒə(r)/
- Noun
- Person who lived in a village most of their life
A2Moreviolent
US /ˈvaɪələnt/
UK /ˈvaɪələnt/
- Adjective
- Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
- Using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
A2More
Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
- at work: Located at one's place of employment
- awkward: Lacking smooth movement
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- slightly: Only a little
- sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
- generic: Concerning a product without a brand name
- switch: A change or shift from one method to another
- mundane: Being ordinary and therefore boring
- grain: Seeds of plants used for food
- silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
- trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- fault: A failure or negative aspect of
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
- elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
- fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- gasp: To take a short quick breath because of surprise
- luxurious: Being very comfortable, beautiful, and expensive
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- come: To arrive at a place
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- cheer: Feeling of happiness or optimism
- story: One of many floors or levels in a building
- post: To send a letter or package using stamps
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- forgive: To stop blaming someone for guilt, mistake
- hate: To have a very strong feeling of dislike for
- anime: A form of Japanese animation
- opera: A type of play that is sung with classical music
- soap: Hard cream-like substance used to wash something
- teenage: Being of the age 13 through 19
- sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
- villager: Person who lived in a village most of their life
- toy: Things children play with, as dolls or small cars
- moo: (Of cows) to make a loud, low-pitched noise
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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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