ability
US /əˈbɪlɪti/
UK /ə'bɪlətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The power, resources or skill to do something
- A particular skill or talent.
A2TOEICMoreachieve
US /əˈtʃiv/
UK /ə'tʃi:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- To succeed in reaching a particular goal, status, or standard, often after effort or perseverance.
A2TOEICMoreadmission
US /ædˈmɪʃən/
UK /ədˈmɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of allowing someone to enter
- Taking responsibility for an error or mistake
B1TOEICMoreadvanced
US /ædˈvænst/
UK /ədˈvɑ:nst/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- (Of an army) to move forward
- To change or improve
- Adjective
- With a high level of skill or development
- very old
A2Morebased 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.
A1Morebenefit
US /ˈbɛnəfɪt/
UK /'benɪfɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Good result or effect, something advantageous
- A payment made by the state or an insurance policy to someone
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To have a good effect or be helpful
- To receive an advantage; to be helped
A2TOEICMorecandidate
US /ˈkændɪˌdet, -dɪt/
UK /ˈkændɪdət/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Politician who is running for public office
B1Morecomplement
US /ˈkɑ:mplɪment/
UK /ˈkɒmplɪment/
- Transitive Verb
- To go with so as to make the whole complete
- To combine genetically to produce a normal phenotype.
- Noun
- (Linguistics) set of words completing a sentence
- Something needed to complete or make perfect
B1Moredetermine
US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/
UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/
- Transitive Verb
- To control exactly how something will be or act
- To establish the facts about; discover
A2TOEICMoreenhance
US /ɛnˈhæns/
UK /ɪn'hɑ:ns/
- Transitive Verb
- To improve; make bigger or better
B1TOEICMoreextensive
US /ɪkˈstɛnsɪv/
UK /ɪkˈstensɪv/
- Adjective
- Large; full or complete
B1TOEICMorefamiliar
US /fəˈmɪljɚ/
UK /fəˈmɪliə(r)/
- Adjective
- Well-known or easily recognized
- Having a good knowledge of something.
- Noun
- A close friend or associate.
- (In folklore) a spirit, often in animal form, believed to attend and serve a witch.
A2TOEICMorefeedback
US /ˈfidˌbæk/
UK /ˈfi:dbæk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- Information about reactions to a product, a person's performance of a task, etc. which is used as a basis for improvement.
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To give information or opinions about something to someone, especially in order to improve it.
B1TOEICMoreframework
US /ˈfreɪmwɜ:rk/
UK /ˈfreɪmwɜ:k/
- Noun
- Skeleton structure of a building or construction
- Basic structure of something
B1TOEICMoregrade
US /ɡred/
UK /ɡreɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To give a road the required angle of slope
- To determine the level or quality of something
- Noun
- Level or quality of something e.g. a diamond
- Mark that shows the quality of a student's work
B1TOEICMoreidentify
US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/
UK /aɪ'dentɪfaɪ/
- Transitive Verb
- To indicate who or what someone or something is
- To say exactly what something is
B1TOEICMorelanguage proficiency
US
UK
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The ability to use a language with accuracy and fluency.
- A standardized assessment of one's language skills.
no matter
US
UK
- Conjunction
- Regardless of; it does not matter.
- Adverb
- Regardless of; it is not important
A1Moreon the way
US /ɑn ði we/
UK /ɔn ðə wei/
- Phrase
- During the journey to a particular place.
A1Moreperformance
US / pɚˈfɔrməns/
UK /pə'fɔ:məns/
- Noun
- Act of doing something
- Activity done to entertain an audience
A2TOEICMoreproficiency
US /prəˈfɪʃənsi/
UK /prə'fɪʃnsɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- High amount of skill or ability in something
B2TOEICMoreprofile
US /ˈproˌfaɪl/
UK /'prəʊfaɪl/
- Transitive Verb
- To write a short description of a person or group
- To write or create a profile of someone or something.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A short description of a person or group
- Shape of someone's head when viewed from the side
B1Morereference
US /ˈrɛfərəns, ˈrɛfrəns/
UK /'refrəns/
- Noun
- A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
- Note in a book, etc. giving source of information
- Transitive Verb
- To cite a piece of research in speech or writing
- Mention or refer to.
A2TOEICMorerepresent
US /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt/
UK /ˌreprɪ'zent/
- Transitive Verb
- To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- To show or describe something in a particular way
A2TOEICMoreresearch
US /rɪˈsɚtʃ, ˈriˌsɚtʃ/
UK /rɪ'sɜ:tʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- To study the market relating to marketing products and services.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Study done to discover new ideas and facts
- A particular area or topic of study.
A2TOEICMoreresponse
US /rɪˈspɑns/
UK /riˈspɔns/
- Noun
- Something said/written as an answer to something
- Reaction to something that has occurred
A2TOEICMoreresult
US /rɪˈzʌlt/
UK /rɪ'zʌlt/
- Noun
- Something produced through tests or experiments
- Final score of a competition, election or game
- Intransitive Verb
- To be the outcome of other causes and effects
- To happen or exist as a consequence of something.
A2Morescale
US /skel/
UK /skeɪl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Size, level, or amount when compared
- Small hard plates that cover the body of fish
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To change the size of but keep the proportions
- To climb something large (e.g. a mountain)
A2TOEICMorestandard
US /ˈstændəd/
UK /'stændəd/
- Noun
- Official unit of measuring something
- Principle of behaving in a moral way
- Adjective
- Being the accepted normal level of quality
- (Of a language) being the most accepted in a place
A2TOEICMorestatement
US / ˈstetmənt/
UK /ˈsteɪtmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Record of activity in a bank account over time
- Act or process of saying something formally
A2TOEICMoreused 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
A1More
Vocabulary
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- language proficiency: The ability to use a language with accuracy and fluency.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- candidate: Politician who is running for public office
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- advanced: (Of an army) to move forward
- reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
- benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- performance: Act of doing something
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- profile: To write a short description of a person or group
- enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
- feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
- admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
- proficiency: High amount of skill or ability in something
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- extensive: Large; full or complete
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- complement: To go with so as to make the whole complete
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- grade: To give a road the required angle of slope
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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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Introduction to the Cambridge English Scale
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