afford
US /əˈfɔrd, əˈford/
UK /ə'fɔ:d/
- Transitive Verb
- To make available, to provide
- To have enough money to pay for something
A2TOEICMorealong with
US /əˈlɔŋ wɪð/
UK /əˈlɔŋ wið/
- Preposition
- In addition to; together with.
- Adverb
- In company or together with someone or something.
- Including; in addition to.
A2Moreamazing
US /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
UK /ə'meɪzɪŋ/
- Adjective
- Surprising in a pleasing way
- Transitive Verb
- To cause wonder; to surprise completely
A2Moreanonymous
US /əˈnɑnəməs/
UK /ə'nɒnɪməs/
- Adjective
- Unknown; with no name revealed
B1Moreat the same time
US
UK
- Phrase
- Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- Nevertheless; however; used to introduce a contrasting or qualifying statement.
A1Moreawareness
US /əˈwɛrnɪs/
UK /əˈweənəs/
- Uncountable Noun
- Having knowledge of something
A2TOEICMoreback up
US /bæk ʌp/
UK /bæk ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To save a copy of your computer data
- To confirm the truth of what someone says
A1Morebon
US /bɔ:n/
UK /bɒn/
- Adjective
- Good
B2Morebring in
US /brɪŋ ɪn/
UK /briŋ in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- To add person into existing group, e.g. phone call
A1Morecarry on
US /ˈkæri ɑn/
UK /ˈkæri ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
- To continue or keep doing something
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To continue doing something
A1Morecharge
US /tʃɑrdʒ/
UK /tʃɑ:dʒ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- To ask for money as a price for a service or goods
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An attack by running quickly toward someone
- A price for a service or goods
A2Morecheck out
US /tʃɛk aʊt/
UK /tʃek aut/
- Phrase
- Phrasal Verb
- To find out information about something
- To take books out of a library
A1Morechildhood
US /ˈtʃaɪldˌhʊd/
UK /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
- Uncountable Noun
- The time when you are a child
B1Morechirp
US /tʃɜ:rp/
UK /tʃɜ:p/
- Intransitive Verb
- To make a sharp sound like an insect, bird
C1Morecome for
US /kʌm fɔr/
UK /kʌm fɔ:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To arrive to collect someone or something.
- To attack someone.
A1Morecrowd
US /kraʊd/
UK /kraʊd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To force too many things, people into
- (Lots of people) to meet together in one place
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Large group of people together in one place
A2Moredecent
US /ˈdisənt/
UK /ˈdi:snt/
- Adjective
- Being fairly good; acceptable
- Conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour; respectable or moral.
B1Moredelightful
US /dɪˈlaɪtfəl/
UK /dɪˈlaɪtfl/
- Adjective
- Greatly pleasing or entertaining
B2Moredisgust
US /dɪsˈɡʌst/
UK /dɪs'ɡʌst/
- Uncountable Noun
- Strong feeling of dislike for something
- Something that causes a feeling of revulsion or strong disapproval.
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a strong negative reaction or feeling
B2Morefestival
US / ˈfɛstəvəl/
UK /ˈfestɪvl/
- Noun
- Cultural event with a program of events
A2Morefor life
US /fɔr laɪf/
UK /fɔ: laif/
- Phrase
- For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- To support someone for the duration of their life.
- Adjective
- Being a member for the entirety of one's life.
A1Morefortified
US /'fɔ:təfaɪd/
UK /'fɔ:tɪfaɪd/
- Transitive Verb
- To protect against military attack, as with walls
- To make someone or something stronger
B2Moreget at
US /ɡɛt æt/
UK /ɡet æt/
- Phrasal Verb
- To criticize someone, often personally
- To imply something; hint at
A1Moregot 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
A1Moreinappropriate
US /ˌɪnəˈpropriɪt/
UK /ˌɪnəˈprəʊpriət/
- Adjective
- Not appropriate or suitable for a situation
- Not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society.
B1Morekeg
US /kɛɡ/
UK /keɡ/
- Countable Noun
- Small barrel, e.g. for beer or rum
C1Morenecessarily
US /ˌnɛsɪˈsɛrəli, -ˈsɛr-/
UK /ˌnesəˈserəli/
- Adverb
- In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
A2TOEICMoreomelet
US /ˈɑməlɪt, ˈɑmlɪt/
UK /'ɒmlɪt/
- Countable Noun
- An egg mixture cooked until just set
B1Morepour
US /pɔr, por/
UK /pɔ:(r)/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- To make something flow in a steady stream
A2Morerandom
US /ˈrændəm/
UK /'rændəm/
- Adjective
- Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
B1Morerecommend
US /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/
UK /ˌrekə'mend/
- Transitive Verb
- To advise or suggest that someone do something
- To endorse or support something publicly.
A2TOEICMoreroot
US /rut, rʊt/
UK /ru:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
- The origin or starting place of something
- Transitive Verb
- To cause a plant to develop or grow roots
- (Animals) to search for e.g. food in earth
A2Moreroughly
US /ˈrʌflɪ/
UK /ˈrʌfli/
- Adverb
- Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- In a manner that is violent or not careful
B1Moresame time
US
UK
- Phrase
- Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- At the identical time as before; recurring at a fixed hour.
- Noun
- An equal duration or period.
A1Morescore
US /skɔr, skor/
UK /skɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- Current number of points given in a game, contest
- Transitive Verb
- To mark or cut something with a sharp object
- To get or give points in a game, contest, or test
A2TOEICMoresing along
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To join in singing with someone or something.
A2Moresparrow
US /ˈspæro/
UK /'spærəʊ/
- Countable Noun
- Small, very common bird with gray brown feathers
C1Morestadium
US /ˈstediəm/
UK /'steɪdɪəm/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Building with a sports field for watching games
B2Moresuspense
US /səˈspɛns/
UK /səˈspens/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Genre of movies, novels of uncertain mystery
- Uncountable Noun
- Anxiety or apprehension caused by uncertainty
C2Moreswallow
US /ˈswɑː.loʊ/
UK /'swɒləʊ/
- Transitive Verb
- To believe (something that is not true)
- To make food go from your mouth to your stomach
- Countable Noun
- Small northern bird with downward-pointing wings
A2Moretap
US /tæp/
UK /tæp/
- Transitive Verb
- To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- To spy one someone electronically
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Faucet; the place you can get water from a pipe
- Light hit, generally one that makes a sound
A2Moretaste
US /test/
UK /teɪst/
- Uncountable Noun
- (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- Flavor in your mouth from food or drink
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To experience something
- To experience the flavor of food, drink
A2TOEICMoretheme
US /θim/
UK /θi:m/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An main or dominant idea, motif
- Main idea of a work of art, writing, or music
A2Morethink about
US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/
UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To consider something carefully.
- To remember or call to mind.
A1Moreumbrella
US /ʌmˈbrɛlə/
UK /ʌmˈbrelə/
- Noun
- Including many smaller things of the same type
- Countable Noun
- Thing you open over your head to keep rain off
- Something providing general protection or cover.
B1Morewhiskey
US /ˈhwɪski/
UK /'wɪskɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- US strong alcoholic drink made from rye, corn etc.
B1Moreyen
US /jɛn/
UK /jen/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Currency used in Japan
B1More
Vocabulary
- bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
- for life: For the duration of one's life; permanently.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- get at: To criticize someone, often personally
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- sing along: To join in singing with someone or something.
- carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- check out
- come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
- decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- awareness: Having knowledge of something
- afford: To make available, to provide
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- inappropriate: Not appropriate or suitable for a situation
- charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
- anonymous: Unknown; with no name revealed
- root: Emotional connection with a place, history etc.
- tap: To access a liquid (e.g. in a tree) through a hole
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- swallow: To believe (something that is not true)
- theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- score: A sharp mark or cut in the surface of something
- suspense: Genre of movies, novels of uncertain mystery
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- stadium: Building with a sports field for watching games
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- great: Very good; better than before
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
- delightful: Greatly pleasing or entertaining
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
- festival: Cultural event with a program of events
- childhood: The time when you are a child
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- chirp: To make a sharp sound like an insect, bird
- fortified: To protect against military attack, as with walls
- omelet: An egg mixture cooked until just set
- sparrow: Small, very common bird with gray brown feathers
- umbrella: Including many smaller things of the same type
- keg: Small barrel, e.g. for beer or rum
- bon: Good
- whiskey: US strong alcoholic drink made from rye, corn etc.
- yen: Currency used in Japan
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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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Hao posted on 2017/10/17Get ready for an amazing game day experience with the Yakult Swallows in Tokyo! You'll dive into the electric atmosphere, learn fun batter songs, and even see the famous umbrella cheer, all while picking up practical phrases for daily situations and cultural insights.
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