at risk
US
UK
- Phrase
- In danger; likely to be harmed
attention
US /əˈtɛnʃən/
UK /əˈtenʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Taking notice of someone or something
- Noun
- (Soldiers) Standing with straight backs
A2TOEICMoreaward
US /əˈwɔrd/
UK /ə'wɔ:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To give a prize for doing something well
- Countable Noun
- Prize given to you because you did something well
A2TOEICMorechase
US /tʃes/
UK /tʃeɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of going after someone to catch them
- Something that one pursues or tries to obtain.
- Transitive Verb
- To go after with the intention of catching
- To try very hard to get something that you want
A2Moredeserve
US /dɪˈzɚv/
UK /dɪ'zɜ:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
A2TOEICMoredistract
US /dɪˈstrækt/
UK /dɪ'strækt/
- Transitive Verb
- To draw someone's attention away from something
B1TOEICMoredistraction
US /dɪˈstrækʃən/
UK /dɪˈstrækʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something drawing your attention away from
- Enjoyable thing to help you forget your problems
B2Moreexcept that
US /ɪkˈsɛpt ðæt/
UK /ikˈsept ðæt/
- Conjunction
- But; with the exception that.
A2Morefate
US /fet/
UK /feɪt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- Power that determines what happens; destiny
B1Morefocus
US /ˈfokəs/
UK /'fəʊkəs/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- To keep your attention, concentration on one thing
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Main purpose or center of interest or activity
- The clarity of an image produced by a lens.
A2TOEICMorefor the taking
US /fɚ ðə ˈteɪkɪŋ/
UK /fə ðə ˈteɪkɪŋ/
- other
- Available to be taken or obtained easily.
B2Moregenerator
US /ˈdʒɛnəˌretɚ/
UK /ˈdʒenəreɪtə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Machine that produces electrical power
- An element that can be used to generate the elements of a group or set.
B2Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Moreinvestigator
US /ɪnˈvɛstɪˌɡetɚ/
UK /ɪnˈvestɪgeɪtə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who finds information about something
A2Moreleisure
US /ˈli:ʒər/
UK /ˈleʒə(r)/
- Uncountable Noun
- Time when you have no work to do and can relax
- Activities done for enjoyment during one's free time.
- Adjective
- Relating to or used for relaxation and enjoyment.
B1TOEICMorelike anything
US /laɪk ˈɛniθɪŋ/
UK /laɪk ˈeniθɪŋ/
- other
- Used to emphasize strong intensity or effort.
B2Moreoperator
US /ˈɑ:pəreɪtə(r)/
UK /ˈɒpəreɪtə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Someone who operates or controls a machine
- Person whose job it is to connect phone calls
A2TOEICMoreopportunity
US /ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-/
UK /ˌɒpə'tju:nətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- A favorable time or occasion for doing something.
A2TOEICMorepanic
US /ˈpænɪk/
UK /'pænɪk/
- Uncountable Noun
- Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel sudden anxiety and fear and cannot think
B1Moreperpetrator
US /ˌpə:pəˈtretɚ/
UK /ˈpɜ:pətreɪtə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Someone who commits a crime
C1Moreplay it cool
US
UK
- Idiom
- To act calm and relaxed, especially in a stressful situation.
A2Moreprocrastinator
US /proʊˌkræstəˌneɪtə/
UK /prəʊˌkræstɪˌneɪtə/
- Noun
- Someone who postpones work out of laziness
C2Moreproductivity
US /ˌprɑ:dʌkˈtɪvəti/
UK /ˌprɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/
- Uncountable Noun
- Rate at which people or machines produce
- A measure of the efficiency of a person, machine, factory, system, etc., in converting inputs into useful output.
B1TOEICMorerefrigerator
US /rɪˈfrɪdʒəˌretɚ/
UK /rɪˈfrɪdʒəreɪtə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
- A container or room for keeping things cool.
B1Moreregret
US /rɪˈɡrɛt/
UK /rɪ'ɡret/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To feel sorrow or guilt, as for what you didn't do
- Used to express apology or sadness.
B1Morerewarding
US /rɪˈwɔ:rdɪŋ/
UK /rɪˈwɔ:dɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To give something because of someone's good work
- To give someone money for helping the police
- Adjective
- (Of job, etc.) giving a feeling of being worthwhile
A2Moresee it through
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue until the end of a difficult or important task, project, or situation.
A1Moresmart
US /smɑ:rt/
UK /smɑ:t/
- Adjective
- Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
- Looking clean, neat and stylish
- Intransitive Verb
- To feel hurt or upset
- To hurt with an unexpected sharp or burning pain
A2TOEICMorethief
US /θif/
UK /θi:f/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who steals something
- A person who exploits or overcharges others.
A2Moretreasure
US /ˈtrɛʒɚ/
UK /'treʒə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Valuable things collected, and often hidden
- Someone or something that is worth a lot
- Transitive Verb
- To value something you keep very much
- To take great care of because you love/value it
A2TOEICMoretrick
US /trɪk/
UK /trɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- To playfully tease or fool to make someone laugh
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of trying to fool someone
- Quick or skillful way of doing something
A2Moreversion
US /ˈvɚʒən, -ʃən/
UK /ˈvə:ʃən/
- Noun
- Different way that someone interprets something
- New or different form of something
A2TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- see it through: To continue until the end of a difficult or important task, project, or situation.
- like anything: Used to emphasize strong intensity or effort.
- except that: But; with the exception that.
- play it cool: To act calm and relaxed, especially in a stressful situation.
- at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
- for the taking: Available to be taken or obtained easily.
- have to: Must do
- distraction: Something drawing your attention away from
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
- treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
- leave: To go away from; depart
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- perpetrator: Someone who commits a crime
- leisure: Time when you have no work to do and can relax
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- procrastinator: Someone who postpones work out of laziness
- award: To give a prize for doing something well
- refrigerator: An electric cool box for keeping food fresh
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- great: Very good; better than before
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- thief: Person who steals something
- rewarding: To give something because of someone's good work
- operator: Someone who operates or controls a machine
- generator: Machine that produces electrical power
- investigator: Someone who finds information about something
- smart: Fashionable; well-dressed; well-groomed
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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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Precious Annie Liao posted on 2017/07/19Feeling that last-minute panic creep in? This motivational video is your secret weapon to beat procrastination and finally take action! You'll pick up practical tips and a powerful mindset shift to boost your productivity and stop wasting time.
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