annoying
US /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/
UK /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/
- Transitive Verb
- To make someone angry
- Adjective
- A little angry; upset
B1TOEICMoreat home
US /æt hom/
UK /æt həum/
- Phrase
- In one's own residence or country.
- Adjective
- Feeling comfortable and relaxed.
awesome
US /ˈɔsəm/
UK /'ɔ:səm/
- Adjective
- Great; wonderful; stupendous
B2TOEICMorebattle
US /ˈbætl/
UK /'bætl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Military fight between armies
- Working hard to stop something; struggle
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To fight or struggle against someone or something
- To work hard to stop something; struggle
A2Morebike
US /baɪk/
UK /baɪk/
- Noun
- 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
- Intransitive Verb
- To ride a bicycle or motorbike
A2Morebinge
US /bɪndʒ/
UK /bɪndʒ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To eat or drink too much at one time
C1Morecancer
US /ˈkænsɚ/
UK /'kænsə(r)/
- Noun
- Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
B1Morecheaper
US /'tʃi:pər/
UK /'tʃi:pər/
- Adjective
- Not as expensive as something else; costing less
- Adverb
- At a lower cost.
A2Morechemistry
US /ˈkɛmɪstri/
UK /'kemɪstrɪ/
- Uncountable Noun
- The study of the structure of substances
B1Moreconsume
US /kənˈsum/
UK /kən'sju:m/
- Transitive Verb
- To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- To take all your energy; focus the attention
A2TOEICMorecontestant
US /kənˈtɛstənt, ˈkɑnˌtɛstənt/
UK /kənˈtestənt/
- Countable Noun
- Person who participates in a competition
B1Moreconvenient
US /kənˈvinjənt/
UK /kənˈvi:niənt/
- Adjective
- Allowing you to do something with less trouble
A2Morecop
US /kɑp/
UK /kɒp/
- Noun
- Slang for police officer
B2Morecough
US /kɔ:f/
UK /kɒf/
- Intransitive Verb
- To suddenly expel air from the lungs
- Noun
- Act of pushing out air from your body suddenly
A2Morecrystal
US /ˈkrɪstəl/
UK /'krɪstl/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
- Rock with regularly repeating internal structure
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
B1Morecutter
US /ˈkʌtɚ/
UK /'kʌtə(r)/
- Noun
- A special tool used for cutting things
B2Moredrama
US /ˈdrɑmə, ˈdræmə/
UK /'drɑ:mə/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Play that is performed on stage, theater, or TV
- Exciting, emotional event or series of events
A2Moreempire
US /ˈɛmˌpaɪr/
UK /ˈempaɪə(r)/
- Countable Noun
- Group of countries controlled by one government
- A large and important business or group of businesses owned by one person or company.
- Adjective
- A style of dress with a high waistline, just below the bust.
B1Moreepic
US /ˈɛpɪk/
UK /'epɪk/
- Adjective
- Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
- Noun
- A long story, often about many people and events
B2Moreexplode
US /ɪkˈsplod/
UK /ɪk'spləʊd/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- To increase in number or amount very quickly
B1Morefemale
US / ˈfiˌmel/
UK /'fi:meɪl/
- Adjective
- Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
- Belonging to or characteristic of a woman or girl.
- Noun
- A woman or girl.
- A female animal.
A2Moreformal
US / ˈfɔrməl/
UK /'fɔ:ml/
- Adjective
- Observing rules and procedures strictly
- Behaving well, politely; wearing your best clothes
A2TOEICMorefreakin
US /friːkɪn/
UK /friːkɪn/
- Adverb
- Used to emphasize what is being said, or to express anger
B2Morego away
US /ɡo əˈwe/
UK /ɡəu əˈwei/
- Phrasal Verb
- To go on vacation
- To leave; depart.
A1Morego on
US /ɡo ɑn/
UK /ɡəu ɔn/
- Phrasal Verb
- To continue doing something
- To happen (usually negative)
- Interjection
- Used to encourage someone
A1Morehave to
US /hæv tu/
UK /ˈhæv tə/
- Auxiliary Verb
- Must do
A1Morein sight
US /ɪn saɪt/
UK /in sait/
- Phrase
- Visible; able to be seen.
- Near to being achieved; imminent.
latino
US /læ'ti:noʊ/
UK /læ'ti:nəʊ/
- Noun
- Person with a Spanish-speaking background
C2Morelock
US /lɑ:k/
UK /lɒk/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become fixed in place and hard to move
- To use a key, code so others can't open something
- Countable Noun
- Small portion of your hair that hangs together
- Place on a door, etc. that you close with a key
A2TOEICMoremakeup
US /ˈmekˌʌp/
UK /'meɪkʌp/
- Uncountable Noun
- Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
- The way in which something is formed or composed.
- Transitive Verb
- To invent or fabricate something.
- To compensate for something.
B2Morepartner
US /ˈpɑrtnɚ/
UK /'pɑ:tnə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- One you have a business/personal relationship with
- Someone you have personal relationship with
- Intransitive Verb
- To join with others for work or other activity
A2Morepay off
US /pe ɔf/
UK /pei ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- To give money to settle a debt
- Transitive Verb
- To bribe someone.
- To pay a debt in full.
A1Moreplacement
US /ˈpleɪsmənt/
UK /ˈpleɪsmənt/
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of putting something in a place or position
B1Morerecognize
US /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/
UK /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/
- Transitive Verb
- To accept the truth or reality of something
- To consider something as important or special
A2TOEICMorereplace
US /rɪˈples/
UK /rɪ'pleɪs/
- Transitive Verb
- To use instead of something else
- To return an item to its original location
A2TOEICMorescenic
US /ˈsinɪk/
UK /ˈsi:nɪk/
- Adjective
- Having beautiful scenery
A2Moreshut
US /ʃʌt/
UK /ʃʌt/
- Intransitive Verb
- To stop being open for business
- Transitive Verb
- To close something, e.g. a door
A2Moreshut up
US /ʃʌt ʌp/
UK /ʃʌt ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To close something, e.g. a shop
- To (cause someone to) be silent or not speak
- Interjection
- An expression of disbelief or surprise
A2Moresit through
US /sit θru/
UK /sit θru:/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stay until the end of something, especially something long or boring.
tax
US /tæks/
UK /tæks/
- Transitive Verb
- To require a lot of physical or mental effort
- (Government) to take money from a country's people
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Money taken by a government from its people
- A heavy demand or burden.
A2TOEICMoreterrible
US /ˈtɛrəbəl/
UK /ˈterəbl/
- Adjective
- Very bad; horrible
- Causing great fear; frightening
A2TOEICMoreterrible at
US
UK
- Adjective
- Very bad or unskilled at something.
- Having a very low level of ability in a particular activity.
A1Morethe following
US
UK
- Adjective
- Next in order or sequence.
- Uncountable Noun
- What is about to be said or written.
B1Moretreatment
US /ˈtritmənt/
UK /ˈtri:tmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Medicine or method to make someone healthier
- Way someone acts toward another
A2TOEICMoretune
US /tun, tjun/
UK /tju:n/
- Transitive Verb
- To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
- To adjust to be at the right musical pitch
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of musical notes that make a pleasant sound
A2Moretune in
US /tun ɪn/
UK /tju:n in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To listen to a radio program or watch a television program.
- To pay attention to something; to be aware of something.
A2Moreunforgettable
US /ˌʌnfərˈgetəbl/
UK /ˌʌnfəˈgetəbl/
- Adjective
- Impossible to forget; memorable; impressive
B1Morewake up
US /wek ʌp/
UK /weik ʌp/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stop sleeping
- To become fully aware and alert to a situation.
A1More
Vocabulary
- shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
- the following: Next in order or sequence.
- at home: In one's own residence or country.
- go away: To go on vacation
- terrible at: Very bad or unskilled at something.
- go on: To continue doing something
- sit through: To stay until the end of something, especially something long or boring.
- have to: Must do
- in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
- wake up: To stop sleeping
- pay off: To give money to get person to do something; bribe
- tune in: To listen to a radio program or watch a television program.
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- great: Very good; better than before
- pay: To give money for goods or work done
- placement: Act of putting something in a place or position
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- family: Close group of people or organizations
- white: Person's name
- unforgettable: Impossible to forget; memorable; impressive
- watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
- cheaper: Not as expensive as something else; costing less
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- up: To act suddenly and unexpectedly
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- expensive: Costing a lot of money
- wife: Married woman
- awesome: Great; wonderful; stupendous
- shut: To stop being open for business
- prefer: To like something better than something else
- chemistry: The study of the structure of substances
- cutter: A special tool used for cutting things
- packed: To put things in a suitcase to go on a trip
- tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
- bike: 2-wheeled vehicle ridden by pushing on foot pedals
- partner: One you have a business/personal relationship with
- angry: Having a strong feeling of being upset
- married: To become the husband or wife of someone
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
- machine: Piece of equipment used to do work
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- drama: Play that is performed on stage, theater, or TV
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
- cough: To suddenly expel air from the lungs
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- tax: To require a lot of physical or mental effort
- convenient: Allowing you to do something with less trouble
- replace: To use instead of something else
- lock: To become fixed in place and hard to move
- annoying: To make someone angry
- female: Person of the sex that gives birth to babies
- battle: Military fight between armies
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- product: Item that can be bought
- consume: To eat, drink, buy or use up something
- treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
- formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
- crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
- contestant: Person who participates in a competition
- scenic: Having beautiful scenery
- empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
- meth
- yi: A letter in the Greek alphabet.
- binge: To eat or drink too much at one time
- latino: Person with a Spanish-speaking background
- cop: Slang for police officer
- freakin: Used to emphasize what is being said, or to express anger
- makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
- epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
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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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