abstinence
US /ˈæbstənəns/
UK /ˈæbstɪnəns/
- Uncountable Noun
- Not doing things thought to be bad, e.g. drinking
C1Morealive
US /əˈlaɪv/
UK /ə'laɪv/
- Adjective
- Living; not dead
- Active; energetic; full of life.
A2TOEICMoreat least
US /æt list/
UK /æt li:st/
- Adverb
- As a minimum
- Not less than
- Phrase
- No less than; at the minimum
- Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
C2Morecalm
US /kɑm/
UK /kɑ:m/
- Adjective
- Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- Relaxed and not worried or angry
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make or become relaxed and not worried or angry
A2Morecalm down
US /kɑm daʊn/
UK /kɑ:m daun/
- Phrasal Verb
- To make or become relaxed after being stressed
A2Morecause
US /kɔz/
UK /kɔ:z/
- Noun
- Belief, goal or organization that people support
- Reason for
- Transitive Verb
- To make something happen; create effect or result
A2Moreclimax
US /ˈklaɪˌmæks/
UK /ˈklaɪmæks/
- Noun
- Most exciting, intense point in a series of events
- Intransitive Verb
- To reach the most intense and exciting part
B2Moredesperately
US /ˈdɛspərɪtlɪ/
UK /'despərətlɪ/
- Adverb
- In a way that shows you don't have much hope
- In a way that shows despair.
A2Moredialogue
US /ˈdaɪəˌlɔɡ, -ˌlɑɡ/
UK /'daɪəlɒɡ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Conversation between two or more individuals
- A discussion or series of discussions between people or groups, especially ones aimed at resolving a problem.
B1Moredrive off
US /draɪv ɔf/
UK /draiv ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To leave in a vehicle.
- To repel or force away.
A1Moredump
US /dʌmp/
UK /dʌmp/
- Transitive Verb
- To end a romantic relationship
- To put something somewhere without care
- Noun
- A place where waste or garbage is left.
- A copy of data from one part of a computer system to another.
B1Moreencourage
US /ɛnˈkɚrɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr-/
UK /ɪn'kʌrɪdʒ/
- Transitive Verb
- To increase the chance of something happening
- To make someone more determined or confident
A2TOEICMoreepic
US /ˈɛpɪk/
UK /'epɪk/
- Adjective
- Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
- Noun
- A long story, often about many people and events
B2Moreepisode
US /ˈɛpɪˌsod/
UK /'epɪsəʊd/
- Noun
- One separate event in a series of events
- Show which is part of a larger story
B1TOEICMoreeternal
US /ɪˈtɚnəl/
UK /ɪ'tɜ:nl/
- Adjective
- Endless; constant; never ending
B2Morefancy
US /ˈfænsi/
UK /'fænsɪ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To want to have or do something; feel like
- To imagine or suppose that something will happen
- Adjective
- Unusual and attractive in design
A2TOEICMoreforeign
US /ˈfɔ:rən/
UK /ˈfɒrən/
- Adjective
- Being of a different place or country
- Strange; different from ones found at home
A2TOEICMorefranchise
US /ˈfrænˌtʃaɪz/
UK /'fræntʃaɪz/
- Noun
- Right to run a business using name of a company
- A right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory.
- Transitive Verb
- To sell the use of a brand to run a company
B2TOEICMorefrom the first
US /frəm ðə ˈfɝst/
UK /frəm ðə ˈfɜ:st/
- other
- From the very beginning.
B2Moreget naked
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To remove one's clothes; to undress completely.
B2Moregross
US /ɡros/
UK /ɡrəʊs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- Total sum of money earned before costs and taxes
- Transitive Verb
- To earn an amount of money before costs and taxes
B1TOEICMorehonest
US /ˈɑnɪst/
UK /ˈɒnɪst/
- Adjective
- Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
A2TOEICMoreignore
US /ɪɡˈnɔr, -ˈnor/
UK /ɪɡ'nɔ:(r)/
- Transitive Verb
- To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
A2TOEICMorein danger
US /ɪn ˈdendʒɚ/
UK /in ˈdeindʒə/
- Phrase
- Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
- At risk of experiencing something negative or harmful.
A1Moreincredibly
US /ɪnˈkrɛdəblɪ/
UK /ɪnˈkredəbli/
- Adverb
- To a great degree; very; amazingly
- Extremely; so much so it is hard to believe
A2Morejump off
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To leave a path or designated area.
- To begin or start something, often a project or activity.
A2Morelatch
US /lætʃ/
UK /lætʃ/
- Transitive Verb
- To tightly attach yourself to something
- Noun
- A (door lock)
B2Morelatch onto
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To understand something, often after a period of confusion.
- To attach oneself to someone or something; to cling to.
A1Moremetaphor
US /ˈmɛtəˌfɔr, -fɚ/
UK /ˈmetəfə(r)/
- Noun
- Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
B1Moremope around
US /moʊp əˈraʊnd/
UK /məup əˈraund/
- other
- To wander about slowly looking unhappy or depressed.
B2Morenaked
US /ˈnekɪd/
UK /ˈneɪkɪd/
- Adjective
- Not wearing any clothes; without covering
B1Morenarrator
US /ner.eɪ.tɚ/
UK /nəˈreɪtə(r)/
- Noun
- Person or character who tells a story
- A person who provides commentary or narration, especially for a broadcast or performance.
B1Moreobsess
US /əbˈsɛs, ɑb-/
UK /əbˈses/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To talk or think about someone, something too much
- To think about something to an excessive degree
C1Moreobvious
US /ˈɑbviəs/
UK /ˈɒbviəs/
- Adjective
- Easily understood and clear; plain to see
- Easy to see or notice.
A2TOEICMoreof all time
US /ʌv ɔl taɪm/
UK /ɔv ɔ:l taim/
- Adjective
- The best or most significant in history.
- Phrase
- Ever; in all of history.
A1Moreon end
US /ɑn ɛnd/
UK /ɔn end/
- Phrase
- Continuously; without stopping.
- In an upright position; standing vertically.
A1Morepathetic
US /pəˈθɛtɪk/
UK /pəˈθetɪk/
- Adjective
- Causing feelings of sadness, pity and sympathy
B1Morepoop
US /pup/
UK /pu:p/
- Uncountable Noun
- Feces
- Intransitive Verb
- To defecate
C2Morepow
US
UK
- Interjection
- Used to represent the sound of two things hitting
B2Moreprepare yourself
US
UK
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To get yourself ready for something.
A2Moreprompt
US /prɑmpt/
UK /prɒmpt/
- Noun
- Message on a computer requiring attention
- Encouragement to ask someone else to talk
- Transitive Verb
- To display a message to requires a user to act
- To say something to encourage someone else to talk
B1Morepunch
US /pʌntʃ/
UK /pʌntʃ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something very hard with a closed hand
- To make a hole in something with a special tool
B1Morerandom
US /ˈrændəm/
UK /'rændəm/
- Adjective
- Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
B1Morerip
US /rɪp/
UK /rɪp/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- To become torn, opened, or split apart forcefully
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A long tear in something, e.g. a piece of cloth
- (Slang) A puff of marijuana.
B1Morerip out
US /rɪp aʊt/
UK /rip aut/
- Phrasal Verb
- To remove something quickly and violently.
- To extract or remove something completely.
A1Morerole
US /rol/
UK /rəʊl/
- Noun
- Character played by an actor
- Part you play in an activity; job; responsibility
A2Morerush
US /rʌʃ/
UK /rʌʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To attack someone suddenly in a group
- To perform or finish with speed and urgency
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Actions performed or finishes with speed, urgency
- State of hurried action
A2TOEICMorescreen
US /skrin/
UK /skri:n/
- Transitive Verb
- To hide or block something from being seen
- To examine to find something, e.g. best candidate
- Noun
- Wire net in a door or window to keep insects out
- Displays in a theater on which movies are shown
A2TOEICMoreshovel
US /ˈʃʌvəl/
UK /'ʃʌvl/
- Noun
- Long tool used for digging; type of spade
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move snow, earth etc., with a spade or shovel
- To quickly and roughly put food in your mouth
B2Morestand between
US /stænd bɪˈtwin/
UK /stænd bɪˈtwi:n/
- other
- To place oneself in the middle to prevent conflict or harm.
B2Moreterrible
US /ˈtɛrəbəl/
UK /ˈterəbl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; horrible
- Causing great fear; frightening
A2TOEICMoretrailer
US /ˈtrelɚ/
UK /'treɪlə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
- Vehicle pulled by a truck/car to transport things
C2Moreturmoil
US /ˈtɚˌmɔɪl/
UK /ˈtɜ:mɔɪl/
- Uncountable Noun
- Very confused situation where things are not clear
- A state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.
B2TOEICMoretwilight
US /ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt/
UK /'twaɪlaɪt/
- Noun
- Period of time just as the sun sets
B2Moreultimately
US /ˈʌltəmɪtli/
UK /ˈʌltɪmətli/
- Adverb
- Done or considered as the final and most important
- Fundamentally; at the most basic level.
B1TOEICMoreweird
US /wɪrd/
UK /wɪəd/
- Adjective
- Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- Eerily strange or disturbing.
B1Morewitness
US /ˈwɪtnɪs/
UK /'wɪtnəs/
- Transitive Verb
- To see the signing of an official document
- To see an event take place (usually a crime)
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Person who was present to see an event take place
- Evidence or proof of something
B1TOEICMore
Vocabulary
- of all time: The best or most significant in history.
- mope around: To wander about slowly looking unhappy or depressed.
- on end: Continuously; without stopping.
- latch onto: To understand something, often after a period of confusion.
- drive off: To leave in a vehicle.
- jump off: To leave a path or designated area.
- calm down: To make or become relaxed after being stressed
- stand between: To place oneself in the middle to prevent conflict or harm.
- from the first: From the very beginning.
- prepare yourself: To get yourself ready for something.
- rip out: To remove something quickly and violently.
- in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
- at least: As a minimum
- get naked: To remove one's clothes; to undress completely.
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
- obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
- gross: 144 of something; twelve dozen of something
- random: Chosen, done without a particular plan or pattern
- fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
- metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- dump: To end a romantic relationship
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- desperately: In a way that shows you don't have much hope
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
- prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
- witness: To see the signing of an official document
- franchise: Right to run a business using name of a company
- pathetic: Causing feelings of sadness, pity and sympathy
- dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
- turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
- eternal: Endless; constant; never ending
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- honest: Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy
- role: Character played by an actor
- naked: Not wearing any clothes; without covering
- rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
- narrator: Person or character who tells a story
- foreign: Being of a different place or country
- leave: To go away from; depart
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- punch: Alcoholic drink made from wine and fruit, etc.
- trailer: Advertisement of short scenes from a movie
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- fill: To make something full
- alive: Living; not dead
- latch: To tightly attach yourself to something
- screen: To hide or block something from being seen
- poop: Feces
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- prepare: To make something ready for use
- shovel: Long tool used for digging; type of spade
- twilight: Period of time just as the sun sets
- climax: Most exciting, intense point in a series of events
- abstinence: Not doing things thought to be bad, e.g. drinking
- pow: Used to represent the sound of two things hitting
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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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